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Author: Staff Reporter
Minister appoints interim board at OBP
The Minister of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development, Thoko Didiza, has appointed an interim board of the Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP) Board of Directors, […]
Choosing the best option for recycling
This is the third part in our series on plastic. For parts one and two, click here. Unfortunately, not all municipalities in Gauteng run successful […]
Types of plastic and how they are recycled
This is part two of our series on plastic, to read the first part, click here. Internationally, plastics are clasified for their recycling properties according to […]
Sheep shipping case to be heard in August
The shipping of 70 000 live sheep from a feedlot in the Eastern Cape to the Middle East will now be heard on 6 August […]
OBP and its ‘malicious detractors’
What on Earth is going on at Onderstepoort? OBP, the state-owned vaccine manufacturer, plagued by mismanagement and corruption, has hit back at detractors it believes […]
High Court to hear sheep shipping case
The fate of about 70 000 sheep currently assembled on a plot at Berlin, Eastern Cape now rests on the outcome of a court case […]
Nampo 2020 goes virtual
The Nampo Harvest Day has, for the first time, had to be cancelled by organisers Grain SA, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. The 54th edition […]
ARC to host ‘Smart Farming’ virtual conference
A live conference webinar will be hosted by the Agricultural Research council on 29 – 30 July 2020, looking at smart farming for sustainable agriculture […]
Govt extends validity of Covid-19 relief vouchers
Smallholders who benefitted from the government’s Covid-19 relief fund for smallholders and small farmers will be pleased to hear the validity period of the vouchers […]