Tag: Reggie Ngcobo

The controversial Presidential Employment Stimulus Initiative (Pesi) may be back after a temporary halt to sort out chronic issues, but it seems the administrative problems remain. Eastern Cape suppliers complain ...

Subsistence farmers in KwaZulu-Natal say that trying to redeem their Presidential Employment Stimulus Initiative (Pesi) vouchers has been a nightmare. The latest stumbling block is that the province now has ...

A mood of uncertainty has developed in South Africa’s wool industry following a ban on exports of cloven-hoofed animals and their products to China. The previous FMD-related ban on Mzansi's ...

Despite it being almost 100 000 farmers strong, the department of agriculture, land reform and rural development’s new farmer database is an ongoing project and farmers who are not on ...

In a somewhat surprising turn of events, farmers of Mzansi welcomed the suspension of the PESI scheme. They hope, however, that the pause-reset move by government will set the scene ...

Several agricultural products could soon make their way from Mzansi to Ghana in large quantities after the two countries signed a memorandum of understanding during President Cyril Ramaphosa's recent visit ...

Amid an African horse sickness vaccine shortage, government reminds horse owners that only one vaccine is approved for use in SA. Owners in AHS-controlled areas who were unable to inoculate ...

The Free State's provincial minister of agriculture and rural development, William Bulwane, said loudly and clearly that women in agriculture should be recognised and celebrated for their contribution. But equally ...

The KwaZulu-Natal department of agriculture, land reform and rural development raised some eyebrows this week when it said it needed R1,1 billion to assist farmers in the aftermath of violent ...

Farmers from across the country have opened their hearts for communities who were left hungry after widespread looting and violence in KwaZulu-Natal and Gauteng. It seems, however, that scammers are ...