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Vrystaat Landbou het Woensdag in die parlement aan mondelinge voorleggings oor die onteieningswetsontwerp deelgeneem. Jack Armour, kommersiële bestuurder van Vrystaat Landbou, sê die organisasie was een van verskillende individue en organisasies wat hul kommer oor die wetsontwerp uitgespreek het. Hy sê Vrystaat Landbou het aan die parlementslede verduidelik waarom die twee huise, naamlik die Parlement en die Nasionale Raad van Provinsies, met 'n groot meerderheid teen die Wetsontwerp moet stem om 'n armoedekrisis in die land te vermy. Armour sê die organisasie sal enige wetgewing, insluitend onteiening sonder vergoeding, teenstaan wat 'n negatiewe impak op enige vorm van eiendomsreg op enige vorm van private eiendom het. Hy verduidelik dat die onteieningswetsontwerp egter eiendomsreg bedreig.

Wandile Sihlobo, chief economist at the Agricultural Business Chamber of South Africa, looked at growing agriculture export opportunities for South Africa within the BRICS countries, and says in aid of this, they held a hybrid session, with the primary focus of exploring how South Africa's agriculture and agribusiness sectors could gain more traction within BRICS. He says this theme is premised on the observation that South Africa's agriculture is expanding and is ripe to contest more international markets. In the next few years, the sector could enjoy a growth spurt, especially if the support by government policies, including the master plan on agriculture and agro-processing, come into play. He adds that, notably, the long-term projections from the Bureau for Food and Agricultural Policy also present an optimistic picture of South Africa's agricultural output growth.

Die Departement van Landbou en Landelike Ontwikkeling in die Vrystaat het R6 miljoen opsygesit om boere te ondersteun ná die skade wat deur natuurrampe aangerig is, soos die onlangse swaar reën en veldbrande. Dit is volgens die LUR van die departement, William Bulwane, tydens sy begrotingsrede vir 2021/22 verlede week. Bulwane het bygevoeg die departement werk saam met verskillende departemente om hierdie uitdagings, wat boere weens natuurrampe ervaar, aan te spreek. Bulwane het bygevoeg dat die provinsiale departement van polisie, paaie en vervoer, R17 miljoen beskikbaar gestel het om die landboudepartement te help om beskadigde paaie, wat plase met markte verbind, te herstel.

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The MEC for Agriculture, Environmental Affairs, Land Reform and Rural Development in the Northern Cape, Mase Manopole, has called on improved working conditions for farmworkers in the province. With the commemoration of Human Rights Day, Manopole indicated that some of the farmworkers are still subjected to unfavourable working and living conditions. The department's spokesperson, Zandisile Luphahla, reports the MECs comments come after a series of reports which have been recorded by the department, detailing alleged gruesome stories of how badly farmworkers are treated by their employers. Luphahla further indicated that these violations are rife, especially in municipalities such as Phokwane, Siyancuma and ZF Mgcawu.

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