drought Archives - News@Media https://news.media.co.za/tag/drought/ Latest News & Press Releases Fri, 22 Apr 2016 06:11:17 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://news.media.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/cropped-SA-shines-as-a-prime-conference-destination-32x32.png drought Archives - News@Media https://news.media.co.za/tag/drought/ 32 32 Budget vote debate on Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries https://news.media.co.za/budget-vote-debate-on-agriculture-forestry-and-fisheries/ Fri, 22 Apr 2016 06:11:17 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=4294 Parliament 21 April 2016 Dr. Pieter Mulder: FF Plus leader The current drought is being described as the worst drought in 100 years. Thousands of small farmers and subsistence farmer’s livelihoods have been wiped out. Only in the next six months will we truly be experiencing the true impact of the drought. Experience it in […]

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]]> Drought Impacts On Animal Behaviour https://news.media.co.za/drought-impacts-on-animal-behaviour/ Fri, 19 Feb 2016 06:14:05 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=3791 Recent attacks by a lioness on a game ranger in the Hluhluwe-Umfolozi Park and that of a crocodile attack on a young lady in the Umhlatuze River in Ntambanana could be directly attributed to the impact of the desperate drought conditions that have gripped the northern parts of KwaZulu-Natal. “Most dam levels in the province […]

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]]> Calls For Immediate Drought Relief For Farmers https://news.media.co.za/calls-for-immediate-drought-relief-for-farmers/ Wed, 04 Nov 2015 08:45:15 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=3259 The IFP in KZN calls on the Provincial Government to offer drought relief assistance to farmers immediately as the drought continues to persist. “We heard that the Department of Water and Sanitation has committed a further R96.62m to finance water tanks and additional drought intervention projects in KZN but we have not heard any word […]

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]]> Drought Pushes Rural Land Tensions To The BrinkTemplate https://news.media.co.za/drought-pushes-rural-land-tensions-to-the-brinktemplate/ Tue, 21 Jul 2015 07:11:50 +0000 http://news.media.co.za/?p=2621 At a time when drought is taking its toll on farmers and rural communities, Government must step up and provide assistance. This cannot be as slow, muddled and delayed like Government’s approach to land restitution has been, since 1998, but must be swift and fair. Die Beeld has today highlighted the plight of Dr Flip […]

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