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(Getty Images) The Western Cape’s wine producers are sitting on 289 million litres of wine they could not sell because of lockdown regulations.  This is causing complications for storing the current harvest.  The livelihoods of smaller producers and hundreds of thousands of workers in the industry are at stake if wine sales are not reopened, according to the province’s Department of Agriculture.  The Western Cape’s wine producers are sitting on 289 million litres of...

Winde defends Western Cape government’s stance regarding B-BBEE policies By Mwangi Githahu Share Cape Town - Premier Alan Winde has defended the provincial government’s position with regards to B-BBEE policy in the light of the recent policy announcement by the DA that it was ditching race-based policies and dismissed concerns from the ANC as premature. Leader of the official provincial opposition Cameron Dugmore and public accounts committee member Nomi Nkondlo (both ANC) had asked q...

The Western Cape Department of Agriculture says the wine industry lost 25% of its income in 2020. This comes as the province continues to call for alcohol to be unbanned and other restrictions lifted as Covid-19 cases in the province have dropped. The department, with Premier Alan Winde and provincial health department officials, briefed the media on Wednesday. “[The] wine industry is geared for [reopening],” said Agriculture MEC Ivan Meyer. The agriculture sector, particularly the wine ind...

Since late December, the Lucky Plaza Tavern in Parow, Cape Town has been empty of life. Established in 2000 on Station Road, it usually attracts a buzz of customers who buy meat from the next-door butchery and enjoy music and a braai. But since the alcohol ban it has been quiet. Paul de Gouveia, who owns the tavern and the butchery, says his business was hit by the first alcohol ban and he was trying to revive it when the second kicked in. To avoid job losses he had to create positions in the b...

Source Tuesday, 26 January 2021, 20:44 Premier Alan Winde has written to President Ramaphosa calling on him to review the lockdown regulations in the province. WESTERN CAPE NEWS - Western Cape premier, Alan Winde, today wrote to President Cyril Ramaphosa, calling on him to urgently convene a PCC meeting in order to review the lockdown restrictions.  "The Western Cape continues to see a decline in many of the key Covid-19 indicators and we m...

Here are the changes officials want for South Africa’s alcohol ban Subscribe The Western Cape government says that it has written to Agriculture, Rural Development and Land Reform minister Thoko Didiza, to request her assistance in lifting the third national ban on wine and other liquor sales. Western Cape MEC Ivan Meyer said sales should be allowed in line with the “differentiated approach” envisaged during the president’s speech of 14 December 2020. “The Western Cape Government acce...

25 Januarie 2021 06:00 Professor Mohammad Karaan leaves behind a legacy of humanity. Tributes have been pouring in from all over the Helderberg and the country after the sudden passing of academic and thought leader on agriculture, Professor Mohammad Karaan. The Strand resident died last week due to Covid-19 complications. Stellenbosch University (SU) , Western Cape government, ANC, Cosatu, Agri SA and various other organisations have all expressed sadness an...

January 21, 2021 Record grain WESTERN Cape Minister of Agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, accompanied by Executive Mayor Sakkie Franken of the Overberg District Municipality and Mayor Paul Swart of the Cape Agulhas Municipality  recently visited grain farming enterprise, Agri Dwala (Pty) Ltd in Napier in the Overberg region.  The visit comes off the back of the news that the Western Cape is expecting one of the largest winter grains and oilseed crop in recent history, shattering previous records. ...

18 Januarie 2021 11:56 Dr Ivan Meyer with some of the residents involved with the Urban Garden Initiative in Langebaan. “No matter how hard things get, I have a stubborn heart. Help will come. This garden is all I have... and hope.” These are the words of Willem Papier (65) who has been involved with the Langebaan Community Gardens (LCG) since it was started in 2017. The LCG aims to promote social and economic development. “The Saldanha Bay Mu...

Land reform & farming policy expert Prof Mohammad Karaan dies 14 January 2021 - 10:23 By TimesLIVE Highly respected agricultural expert Prof Mohammad Karaan has succumbed to symptoms of Covid-19. Image: MEC Ivan Meyer via Twitter Tributes are being shared after the death of agricultural policy influencer Prof Mohammad Karaan on Wednesday. Western Cape agriculture minister Ivan Meyer said he had succumbed to symptoms of Covid-19. He described Karaan as an academic and t...