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The Western Cape Department of Agriculture is still working to determine the extent of the damage. (Archive photo: NSRI) Agri Western Cape welcomes the announcement of a state of disaster classification in the Western Capeafter heavy rainfall over this province in the past few weeks caused damage to infrastructure, in terms of agricultural operations and in communities. Jannie Strydom, the CEO of Agri Western Cape, says this announcement is an important step to request the necessary financial support for repairs. The recent floods are described by residents as the worst in more than 100 years. The Western Cape Department of…

A call has been made to government employees who are not benefiting from the house purchase subsidy program to come to the Department of Public Works and Administration, as there is money that ends up not being used for this program.There are 844,000 government employees who benefit from the housing program in this country, while there are others who are said to be beneficiaries when they receive this money every month.Mrs. Pinky Kekana, the Deputy Minister of this department, said that there are 176 000 government employees who should be benefiting under the home buying program but are not benefiting…

Ankara court overturns results of leadership election won by Republican People’s Party head Ozgur Ozel.Published On 22 May 202622 May 2026A court in Turkiye has annulled the 2023 leadership election of the main opposition Republican People’s Party (CHP) in a sharp escalation against the country’s embattled opposition.It is the latest in a string of moves targeting the CHP, Turkiye’s oldest political faction that won a huge victory over President Recep Tayyip Erdogan’s ruling AK Party in the 2024 local elections and has been rising in the polls.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of listThe ruling on Thursday overturned the result of a leadership election that brought…

Willem de Chavonnes Vrugt, president of AgriSA. (Photo: Janice du Plessis/Maroela Media) South African farmers work daily under difficult conditions, but despite the challenges, their love for agriculture remains stronger than ever. According to AgriSA, the industry must now deliberately express more of that passion and hope – especially to encourage young people to still see their future in local agriculture. Willem de Chavonnes Vrugt, president of AgriSA, said during the Orange River Agricultural Union’s (ORLU) 46th congress at Upington that it remains essential that the industry conveys a positive message about South African agriculture. “Farmers increasingly farm in an…

It is coming down to the grant that will be led forever by the poor in this country as it is being discussed at the Cabinet level for this grant. The main thing that is discussed is how much money this grant, which will help a lot of unemployed people, will cost the government.This was expressed by Mrs. Sindisiwe Chikunga, Acting Minister in the Department of Social Development, when she presented the budget of R302 billion, for the financial year 2026/2027 in Parliament.He said that most of the money goes to grants.”R293 billion in this year’s allocation goes to allowances…

AfriForum’s neighborhood team in Knysna helped to remove trees. (Photo: AfriForum/Provided) For the past two weeks, the civil rights organization AfriForum has undertaken relief and clean-up work in parts of the Garden Route after devastating storms caused great damage in the Southern Cape. AfriForum’s branches on George and Knysna intervened together with local communities to assist residents who were affected by heavy flooding and strong winds. With the help of AfriForum’s emergency fund and in collaboration with Cape Forum, the George branch distributed around R50 000 worth of food to around 1 000 children in the Blanco area. According to…

Members of the Shembe church, on the Buhleni side, are protesting, following the appearance of ANC colored tents, which have been put up inside the KwaMaggibaqiba temple, KwaMaphumulo.With the discovery ofOf this country two small tents were installed by the youth of this temple before the Saturday service.Speaking toOf this country one of the displeased, Mr. Musawenkosi Ngidi said that it did not bother them to see the tents of the political party burned inside the holy place.”An order was issued in Buhleni that no political party should be promoted, all parties should be equal. We were surprised to see…

(Archive photo: Pixabay) The Solidarity Teacher Network notes with concern the Gauteng MEC for education, Lebogang Maile,’s possible intention to have the decentralization of schools’ administrative and financial functions reviewed. This discussion follows after some schools’ power and water supply was cut off and the department now believes that schools and governing bodies cannot fulfill their responsibilities. For the Solidarity Teacher Network, this does not look like an attempt to support schools, but rather an attempt to gain greater control over schools’ finances and powers. According to Johan Botha, head of Solidarity’s Teacher Network, the irony of Maile’s intention is…

The stakes have been raised for the big horse race in Nkandla May Horseracing which will be held in Kwa Nontshiza in ward 5, on Saturday from 9 am.Last year the winning horse, Nxakanxaka, won R50 000 and this year the Mayor of Nkandla, Councilor Nonhlanhla Nzuza, announced that the winning horse will be awarded R80 000.The fun of Nkandla will start tomorrow at 12 noon in the city with a horse parade.There will be 10 races that will be contested on Saturday. In other races, money has been set to be contested. Beyond the sum of R80 000 that…

A school is being disinfected. (File photo: Ayanda Ndamane/ANA) The Special Investigation Unit (SUE) has reached settlement agreements of R25 million with several companies and individuals linked to controversial covid-19 cleaning contracts awarded by the Gauteng Department of Education. The agreements follow a ruling by the Special Tribunal in 2022 in which contracts worth R431 million were reviewed and set aside. The contracts were awarded to service providers for the disinfection, decontamination and cleaning of schools during the covid-19 pandemic. According to the SOE, some service providers and individuals linked to the Chachulani Group Investment Holdings respondents have agreed to…