Ramaphosa delivered the David Rockefeller Memorial Lecture at the Council of Foreign Relations in New York. News24 reports Ramaphosa said US president Donald Trump's comments on land expropriation in South Africa were ill-informed. He said if Trump had taken the time to get correct information from South Africa he would have been much better informed and his comments would have been better appreciated by South Africans. He said the problem is going to be solved in a typical South African way - because the country was able to solve its problems in the past. Ramaphosa said 650 000 submissions and proposals about the expropriation of land without compensation are currently being considered by Parliament, who will come up with a report on the way forward. The lecture forms part of Ramaphosa's visit to the city for the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly.

Young people are engaging in science activities this week as part the Next Einstein Forum Africa Science Week, hosted by the Agricultural Research Council (ARC). The Next Einstein Forum (NEF) was launched in 2013 and is a platform that connect, science, society and policy in Africa and the world. NEF ambassador for South Africa, Keabetswe Ncube, says the aim is to develop future scientists and technologists, and highlight best practices for attracting and retaining women and girls in science. The NEF Science Expo for Young Scientists in partnership with Eskom Expo is taking place at Pella village in North West on Wednesday. It started on Tuesday with a Women and Mothers in Science Gala Dinner, and will continue until Friday.

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In Agricultural Commodities. The latest traded price is:

R3 568 per ton for sorghum

R4 912 per ton for soy

R4 722 per ton for wheat

Sunflowers are trading at R5 205 per ton

White maize is trading at R2 530 per ton

and yellow maize at R2 504 per ton.

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