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Mthatha News: Five times thieves made off with livestock

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Five times thieves made off with livestock: Two men found with 11 slaughtered sheep In October 2018, DispatchLIVE reported that the Mthatha Stock Theft Unit had arrested two men, aged 22 and 24, in connection with the slaughter of 11 sheep. The ... Source: "Mthatha" - BingNews. Schools hit by strong winds not fixed in the Eastern Cape: Buildings, windows and roofs were blown away in 26 schools last month. Parents and learners from Esidwadweni Primary school, near Mthatha, are worried as not … [Read more...] about Mthatha News: Five times thieves made off with livestock

Mthatha News: Livestock owners urged to be cautious with their animals

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Livestock owners urged to be cautious with their animals: Tonjeni said three suspects aged 27, 35 and 53, appeared in the Mthatha Magistrate’s Court on Monday, on a charge of stock theft, after they were found in possession of stolen cattle in Qokolweni. Source: "Mthatha" - BingNews. Mthatha pool opens again: Recent renovations to Mthatha’s only public swimming pool have turned the facility into an attraction again, drawing dozens of children to the venue every day since the start of the … [Read more...] about Mthatha News: Livestock owners urged to be cautious with their animals

King Williams Town news: Cold front kills 130 livestock in KWT

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Cold front kills 130 livestock in KWT: More than 130 livestock in King William’s Town froze to death when the cold front hit the Eastern Cape last week. Villagers now fear they may lose more livestock with more cold weather being forecast for the Eastern Cape over in the next few days. Source: "King Williams Town" - BingNews. 70 arrested in SAPS operation, King Williams Town: SAPS arrested more than seventy suspects over the weekend ending 20 August 2017. The suspects aged between 23 and 52 … [Read more...] about King Williams Town news: Cold front kills 130 livestock in KWT

Uitenhage in the news: Livestock invasion raises hackles

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Livestock invasion raises hackles: Municipal spokesman Mthubanzi Mniki said the problem with stray cattle was predominately centred in and around Uitenhage, where 41 of the 51 impounded cattle were rounded up last month. Mniki also identified the R75 at Despatch, Uitenhage Road, Old Cape ... Source: "Uitenhage" - BingNews. Witness in Panayiotou trial off the hook on perjury charges … for now: She was found shot dead in a veld outside KwaNobuhle township, Uitenhage, on April 22, 2015. The … [Read more...] about Uitenhage in the news: Livestock invasion raises hackles

PE in the news: Livestock invasion raises hackles

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Livestock invasion raises hackles: Mniki also identified the R75 at Despatch, Uitenhage Road, Old Cape Road, Stanford Road and areas surrounding the Port Elizabeth Airport as having heavy livestock traffic. He said 20 farming commonages had been allocated for emerging farmers on the ... Source: "Port Elizabeth" - BingNews. PE museum to remember 607 victims of SS Mendi: Port Elizabeth – An exhibition honouring the 607 black soldiers who died when the SS Mendi sank in 1917 will open at the … [Read more...] about PE in the news: Livestock invasion raises hackles

Livestock farmers face cash flow issues due to drought

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Despite the mass-culling of animals due to severe drought conditions over the past few months, meat producers have been resilient with prices trending firmer. However, their biggest challenge right now is overcoming financial and cash flow hurdles as they aim to re-build their herds to normal levels, with little or no income coming in. Paul Makube, Senior Agricultural Economist for FNB Business, says because of the recent rains in large parts of the country, production and grazing conditions … [Read more...] about Livestock farmers face cash flow issues due to drought

Qoboshiyane: Livestock owners do not care about their animals

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Some black livestock owners do not care about their animals, Eastern Cape Rural Development and Agrarian Reform MEC Mlibo Qoboshiyane said on Wednesday. If they did, there would not be increasingly more livestock straying onto roads in rural villages and urban areas where black people lived, he said in a statement. The provincial livestock population was "facing extinction" because of their owners' behaviour, which he said was criminal. Such careless behaviour was lamentable because a … [Read more...] about Qoboshiyane: Livestock owners do not care about their animals