DIE ANC-regering se verwarrende uitsprake oor grond skep onsekerheid wat besig is om groot skade aan landbou in Suid-Afrika te veroorsaak, sê dr. Pieter Mulder, leier van die VF Plus. Dr. Mulder het vandag met 'n ledeverklaring in die parlement gesê aan die een kant…
IFP: CALLS FOR AUDIT ON FARMS OWNED BY EMERGING FARMERS The IFP calls on the KwaZulu-Natal MEC of Agriculture and Rural Development, Cyril Xaba, to urgently conduct an audit to determine how many farms are owned by emerging farmers and are in dire need of…
AngloGold Output up 17%, Costs Improve on Record Safety Result (JOHANNESBURG) - AngloGold Ashanti reported a 17% increase in production for the second quarter compared with the same period a year earlier, as its two new mines continued to contribute lower-cost ounces, and a strong…
(JOHANNESBURG) - AngloGold Ashanti is in the process of safely restarting its Great Noligwa and Moab Khotsong mines which were halted following a 5.3 magnitude earthquake that originated in the vicinity of the town of Stilfontein, on August 5. The mines are being restarted in…
Further Update on South Africa Earthquake (JOHANNESBURG) - AngloGold Ashanti confirms that each one of the 3,300 people working underground at its Great Noligwa and Moab Khotsong mines early yesterday afternoon, when a 5.3 magnitude earthquake struck South Africa's North West province, were safely hoisted…
Washington – US President Barack Obama has announced a massive 33 billion US dollars in new financing to promote US exports to and investment in Africa. He made the announcement at the first US-Africa Business Forum, in Washington, on Tuesday, ahead of today’s summit with…
Cape Town – Western Cape Premier Helen Zille says the opening of a solar panel manufacturing plant in Cape Town is good for job creation and has the potential to create secondary industries. The premier said this when Jinko Solar, a New York Stock Exchange-listed…
Pretoria – Science and Technology Minister Naledi Pandor says government has set a target of producing 100 000 Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) graduates by 2030 to improve research and innovation capacity. Minister Pandor said South Africa needs to train about 6 000 PhDs per annum,…
The IFP in KZN Legislature has blasted the Provincial Legislature, accusing it of failing its mandate to hold the executive to account. "We have asked the following questions of the MEC for Agriculture, Dr Meshack Radebe last year: How many tractors were purchased and supplied…
According to Statistics SA, The number of employees in the formal non-agricultural sector of the South African economy increased from an estimated 8 498 000 employees in December 2013 to an estimated 8 507 000 employees in March 2014. Statistics South Africa released the results…