WEEKEND-VIEWPOINT- Do City People Really Understand What South African Farmers Face?
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Most South Africans who live in towns and cities have never spent a night on a remote farm.
VIEWPOINT- Farmers are Frustrated about the slow pace of Foot and Mouth control.
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South African cattle farmers have indeed faced immense challenges from the ongoing Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak, which has persisted into late 2025 and caused billions in losses through culls, export bans, movement restrictions, and disrupted supply chains—particularly hitting dairy producers hardest in KwaZulu-Natal, where 180 of the 274 unresolved cases are concentrated.
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As 2025 wraps with bumper summer grains (20.2 million tonnes, +30% y/y) and robust exports (US$11.7 billion in nine months, +10%), South African agriculture enters 2026 with measured optimism.
WEEKEND-VIEWPOINT- We Need to Protect Our Habitat and Wildlife – Now More Than Ever
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The African Wildlife Foundation identifies habitat loss as the continent's top wildlife killer, with deforestation, river damming, and land conversion eroding ecosystems at an alarming rate.
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The Red Meat Producers’ Organisation (RPO) warmly welcomes Minister John Steenhuisen’s announcement that South Africa will now vaccinate the entire national cattle herd of approximately 7.2 million animals against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD).
In the sterile glow of government cubicles across South Africa, where the hum of air conditioners drowns out the clack of keyboards, a quiet revolution is brewing – one that doesn't require marches or manifestos, just algorithms and code.
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- VIEWPOINT- Climate-Smart Agriculture – The Urgent Shift
- VIEWPOINT- The South African government must carefully control the water out of the overflow dams.
- WEEKEND-VIEWPOINT- The G20 Johannesburg Summit 2025: A Turning Point for Farming and Agriculture
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