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The National Wool Growers’ Association of South Africa has announced the appointment of Dan Kriek as its new General Manager, effective from 1 May 2024.

Small-scale farmers say they are fortunate the cold snap that swept through the country this week had no significant impact on their livestock.

The 2016 Life Esidimeni tragedy was a watershed moment for mental healthcare. It should also have been a wake-up call. Why this hasn’t been the case is sober realisation that what comes next may look a lot like what came before.

The Life Esidimeni tragedy was the worst possible outcome for a move away from psychiatric care, but well-managed community-based mental healthcare is still a proven way to treat people’s mental illnesses with dignity.

The Life Esidimeni tragedy was the worst possible outcome for a move away from psychiatric care, but well-managed community-based mental health care is still a proven way to treat people's mental illnesses with dignity, writes Leon de Beer.

Prices obtained by local wool producers since China's recent lifting of a ban on South Africa wool imports have been satisfactory, says Leon de Beer, CEO of the National Wool...

Prices obtained by local wool producers since China's recent lifting of a ban on SA wool imports have been satisfactory, says Leon de Beer, CEO of the National Wool Growers Association of SA.



China has lifted the ban on South African wool exports to the megamarket.

China has decided to lift restrictions on the import of wool from SA, says the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development.

SA's first wool auction for the new marketing season took place this week against the backdrop of a Chinese ban on imports.