VIEWPOINT- Farmers are Frustrated about the slow pace of Foot and Mouth control.
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South African cattle farmers have indeed faced immense challenges from the ongoing Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) outbreak, which has persisted into late 2025 and caused billions in losses through culls, export bans, movement restrictions, and disrupted supply chains—particularly hitting dairy producers hardest in KwaZulu-Natal, where 180 of the 274 unresolved cases are concentrated.
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As 2025 wraps with bumper summer grains (20.2 million tonnes, +30% y/y) and robust exports (US$11.7 billion in nine months, +10%), South African agriculture enters 2026 with measured optimism.
WEEKEND-VIEWPOINT- We Need to Protect Our Habitat and Wildlife – Now More Than Ever
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The African Wildlife Foundation identifies habitat loss as the continent's top wildlife killer, with deforestation, river damming, and land conversion eroding ecosystems at an alarming rate.
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The Red Meat Producers’ Organisation (RPO) warmly welcomes Minister John Steenhuisen’s announcement that South Africa will now vaccinate the entire national cattle herd of approximately 7.2 million animals against foot-and-mouth disease (FMD).
In the sterile glow of government cubicles across South Africa, where the hum of air conditioners drowns out the clack of keyboards, a quiet revolution is brewing – one that doesn't require marches or manifestos, just algorithms and code.
WEEKEND-VIEWPOINT- Summary: G20 in South Africa – Glamour vs Real Impact
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While the G20 Leaders’ Summit (21–23 November 2025) brings presidents, prime ministers and massive delegations to Johannesburg at huge taxpayer cost (security, logistics, venues, travel), many South Africans are asking the same blunt question: beyond the photo-ops, luxury hotels and motorcades, will any of these leaders actually fix the problems ordinary people face?
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- VIEWPOINT- South African Agriculture and Farmers performance
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