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Clarity on regulations urgently needed

Agri SA is seeking greater clarity on the following reference in the latest Level 4...

Essential agri sector should be a Covid-19 vaccination priority

South Africa, and in particular provinces such as Gauteng, Free State and others, are reeling...

BUSA Weekly Briefing – 11 June

1. The number of confirmed Covid-19 cases rose to 9 319 on 12 June from...

Amendment of Schedule 2 of the Electricity Regulation Act: A big step in the right direction to reforming the energy sector

Agri SA welcomes the announcement by President Cyril Ramaphosa to amend Schedule 2 of the...

TRANSFERS OF WATER USE ENTITLEMENTS: Appeal date announced

The date of the hearing of the appeals in the matter concerning the transferability of...

Agri SA opposed to zero compensation and indirect expropriation

“Agri SA’s opposition to certain aspects of the bill, especially the definition of ‘expropriation’, which...

Q1 GDP beats expectations – Agriculture retreats on seasonality factors

Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) released the quarter one (Q1) Gross Domestic Product (GDP) figures...

Citizens have the right to protect themselves

“The murder on Sunday morning of John Viedge of the farm Highlands, outside Nqanarhu (Maclear),...

Dangerous twist in debate on amendment of section 25

Today, 31 May 2021, is the deadline for the Ad Hoc committee tasked with the...

Firearm proposals are irrational

The Minister of Police’s draft proposals for amending the Firearms Control Act and excluding self-defence...