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CAPE TOWN (Reuters) - South Africa's Western Cape region has reported its first cases of African swine fever at two small farms, after outbreaks in ot...

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African swine fever detected on 2 Western Cape farms MEC Ivan Meyer has imposed a ban on the sale and movement of live pigs from Mfuleni to limit the diseases spread. FILE: The swine fever cases in Mfuleni were confirmed by post-mortem samples after a probe was launched following the death of pigs in the area several weeks ago. Picture Unsplash.com 45 days ago CAPE TOWN – The Western Cape Agriculture Depa...

Stellenbosch magistrate jails Berry Farm attackers for 23 years Share Cape Town - The Stellenbosch Regional court has sentenced two men to 23 years in prison for the attack on berry farmer Raymond O’Grady and his wife, Betty, on their Hillcrest Berry Farm in the Cape Winelands District in August last year. Magistrate Fezile Tonisi found the two, Manilisi Sphuhle, 26, and Luthando Ngam, 31, guilty on three separate counts. The counts were burglary with intent to rob, robbery with aggravatin...

Euronews This was announced on Thursday by WC MEC of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer. Meyer has announced a ban on the sale and movement of live pigs from Mfuleni to limit the spread of the disease. African Swine Fever (ASF) has been identified on two smallholder farms in Mfuleni, Eerste River in Cape Town, Western Cape Agriculture MEC Ivan Meyer said on Thursday. Meyer said this was confirmed by the postmortem samples submitted to the ARC-Onderstepoort Veterinary Institute. "This finding follows th...

Supplied This is  reportedly the third farm from which he is being evicted. Land Reform and Rural Development Minister Thoko Didizas office has confirmed they are looking into the matter. An investigation will reportedly be launched into the eviction of a Western Cape farmer. Farmer Ivan Cloete is being evicted from his farm in Darling, allegedly to make way for a land reform claim, the SABC has reported. READ | The Department of Land Reform says an investigation has been launched into the ...

South Africas China grape promo The countrys Western Cape regional government is pleased to be starting a grape promotion in China Related Articles A long awaited South African table grape promotion is becoming a reality with the confirmation that the first consignments have left the countrys shores, headed for China. The Chinese campaign is due to kick off in the middle of March and is designed as a pilot study before it is expanded in coming years. The promotion part of a strategic partnershi...

Three truck accidents involving farmworkers, that have claimed the lives of three people and left several injured, are a matter of grave concern and highlight a real threat to farmworkers in the Western Cape.  The accidents happened between Monday 4 January 2021 and Wednesday 27 January 2021. Nosey Pieterse, president of the Bawsi Agricultural Workers Union of South Africa, said the spate of truck accidents involving farmworkers was not something new. “We had fights with the authorities and ...

Record-breaking export season for South African citrus By Mwangi Githahu Share Cape Town - The Citrus Growers’ Association of Southern Africa, CGA, is celebrating a record-breaking export season with 146 million cartons of fruit delivered to the rest of the world, of which a sizeable number came from the Western Cape. CGA chief executive Justin Chadwick said: “The Western Cape is responsible for about 23 million of the 146 million cartons. “In 2019 our tree census showed 16...

Tariro Washinyira, GroundUp The ban was designed to relieve pressure at hospitals. The ban has served its purpose and should be lifted, says Western Cape MEC for Agriculture Ivan Meyer. Since late December, the Lucky Plaza Tavern in Parow has been empty of life. Established in 2000 in Station Road, the tavern usually attracts a buzz of customers who buy meat from the next-door butchery and enjoy music and a braai. READ | But since the alcohol ban, it is quiet, GroundUp reported.  Paul de Gou...