News and Speeches for Ministry of Finance and Economic Opportunities
2007 Provincial Farmworker of the Year Awards
24 October 2007MEDIA INVITATION: 25 OCTOBER 2007 The annual provincial farmworker of the year awards ceremony will take place at the Protea Hotel, Technopark Stellenbosch, tonight at 18:30 for 19:00. Read More
Western Cape Agriculture Takes World Food Day to Murraysburg
8 October 2007The aim of the World Food Day is to heighten public awareness of the world food problem and strengthen solidarity in the struggle against hunger, malnutrition and poverty. Read More
Media Invitation: Western Cape Agricultural Education and Training Forum Launch
3 October 2007You are invited to attend the launch of the Western Cape Agricultural Education and Training Forum (WCAEF) at the Percheron Hall of the Cape Institute for Agricultural Training at Elsenburg: 5 October 2007 8:15 - 9:00 ARRIVAL, TEA AND... Read More
Outbreak of Porcine Reproductive and Respiratory Syndrome in Western Cape
17 September 2007Press Release by the Minister of Agriculture: Western Cape, Mr. Cobus Dowry Read More
Minister Essop Launches Mobile Unit for Craft SMEs in Rural Areas
10 September 2007A mobile unit that will give crafters on the West Coast, Central Karoo and Eden access to the skills development opportunities that the Cape Craft and Design Institute (CCDI) offers, was launched on Tuesday, 11 September 2007 in Piketberg by Western... Read More
Statement by Minister for Agriculture): On Floods in the Swartland Area
13 June 2007Parts of the Swartland area received high intensity and constant rainfall from the night of the 6th June to the 11th June 2007, which caused flooding to the towns of Moorreesburg, Hopefield, Vredenburg, Piketberg, Porterville and the surrounding... Read More
Unanimous Decision: Alcohol and Substance Abuse Conference
11 June 2007Statement by Cobus Dowry MEC For Agriculture In The Western Cape Read More
Further Aid for Train Crash Victims
12 February 2007The Minister for Agriculture in the Western Cape, Cobus Dowry, will be present at the handing out of food vouchers to survivors and family members of the train crash that claimed the lives of 19 farmworkers on 13 November last year. Read More
Shock at Farm Murder in Worcester
5 February 2007Statement by Minister Cobus Dowry: Agriculture Read More
Launch of the Micro Agricultural Financial Institutional Scheme of South Africa
25 October 2006About 46% of South African households are considered poor or low-income, more then 15 million poor people living in rural areas in South Africa and over 60% of black households can be defined as low-income and rely mostly on the informal sector for... Read More
Matters Pertaining to Crime in Farming Communities Must be Investigated
12 September 2006Statement by Minister Dowry Read More
Building a New Partnership for Shared Growth in the Cape Winelands
9 September 2006The Cape Winelands District, which includes the Breede Valley, Witzenberg, Drakenstein, Breede River Winelands, and Stellenbosch municipalities wil Read More
Media Alert: Farmer Indaba
3 September 2006Farmer Indaba 5 September 2006 Percheron Hall, Elsenburg Alie van Jaarsveld Spokesperson Ministry of Agriculture: Western Cape Read More
Ban of Ostrich Movement Lifted
27 July 2006The ostriches infected with the H5N2 Avian Influenza virus, as well as the high risk contact animals, in the Riversdale district have been culled during the last ten days. Read More
Avian Influenza has Limited Effect on Export of Meat
5 July 2006Various measures and actions have been instituted to contain the spread of Avian Influenza that has been detected north of Albertinia, between Mossel Bay and Riversdale. After further testing to determine the extent of the outbreak actions to... Read More
Road Forward for Jonkershoek
24 June 2006The first follow-up meeting with regard to evictions and land matters in Jonkershoek is scheduled for 26 June 2006 at 10h00 at the Council Chambers in Stellenbosch. This will be followed by a press conference at the same venue. Read More
Road Forward for Jonkershoek - Follow up
5 June 2006The meeting to discuss and plot the way forward with regard to evictions and matters pertaining land tenure in Jonkershoek, took place in good spirit today. Read More
Status Report on African Horse Sickness
22 May 2006Almost six weeks ago the fact that cases of African Horse Sickness were detected in the Worcester and Robertson districts of the Western Cape Province was made public. To ensure that the public is kept informed about the status of this disease... Read More
Launch of the Agricultural and Agribusiness Strategy
10 May 2006One of the commitments undertaken at the Provincial Growth and Development Summit, held on 14 November 2003, was that strategies should be developed for certain key sectors of the Western Cape economy. Read More
Western Cape Veterinary Services asked to Assist in Movement Control of Pigs
13 March 2006It was reported yesterday that the Eastern Cape veterinary services have detected swine fever at Uitenhage in the Nelson Mandela Metro and that about a thousand pigs needs to be culled during culling operations this week. Read More
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