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News and Speeches for Provincial Treasury

Building a New Partnership for Shared Growth in the Cape Winelands

9 September 2006

 The 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 2006

Farmer 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 2006

The 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 2006

Various 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 2006

The 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 2006

The 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 2006

Almost 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 2006

One 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 2006

It 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

Agriculture Opens Yet Another Training Facility

22 February 2006

The Department of Agriculture in the Western Cape is committed to the total empowerment of all the people in the Agricultural home for all.   Read More

Plea to Banks to Come to the Aid of Farmers Affected by Fires in Overberg

20 February 2006

One of the consequences of devastating fires that raged from 1-4 February 2006 in the Overberg over approximately 46 000 hectares is the total destruction of mainly veld and fynbos in the conservation areas. Read More

Budget 2006/07

16 February 2006

Accelerated and shared economic growth in the Western Cape Focusing our energy on: Read More

Minister Dowry Appeals to Petroleum Industry Association for Action

13 December 2005

Copy of a letter from Cobus Dowry, Minister of Agriculture in the Western Cape to the South African Petroleum Industry Association (Sapia) requesting urgent attention to certain areas in the Western Cape where a diesel shortage is affecting farming... Read More

Vuki Farm Deal Concluded

30 November 2005

The name Vuki is a Sesotho word meaning, literally translated, to stand up. The use of the word in Sotho however implies "Arise, be awake. Go and do something for yourself".   Read More

Media Alert: Market Access for Africa's Agricultural Products

23 October 2005

The Minister for Agriculture and Land Affairs Ms Thoko Didiza will open the very important joint International Conference on Market Access For Africa's Agricultural Products which is hosted by the SA AGRI Academy and CBI from the Netherlands.   Read More

Healthy Dogs in the Home for All

19 October 2005

Media Alert   Please note that the campaign (Free vaccination against rabies and deworming of (± 1000) dogs) will commence today (Thursday 20 October) at 13:30 at Cloetesville Sport ground (Stellenbosch). Read More

Western Cape Celebrates World Food Day in Dialogue

12 October 2005

The Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United Nations celebrates World Food Day each year on 16 October, the day on which the Organisation was founded in 1945. The World Food Day theme for 2005 is, "Agriculture and intercultural dialogue". Read More

Ostrich Exports Back to Normal

14 September 2005

WESTERN CAPE RELIEVED AFTER THE LIFTING OF BAN ON THE EXPORT OF OSTRICHES AND POULTRY, AS WELL AS OSTRICH AND POULTRY PRODUCTS   Read More

Movement Restrictions to Control the Outbreak of Swine Fever Remain in Force

16 August 2005

Press Release by the Acting Minister of Agriculture: Department of Agriculture Western Cape: Mr Pierre Uys   Read More

Western Cape Women Farmers Celebrated

8 August 2005

Suraya Cassien of the Langkloof, Liz Eglington from Van Wyksdorp in the Klein Karoo, Janine Wessels of Somerset Wes and the Masithandane Garden Project of Gugulethu were awarded as the top female farmers for the Western Cape on Tuesday, 9 August,... Read More

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