Julius Malema’s threats against the police is unacceptable and threatens the stability of the country, says TLU SA. South Africa, and specifically the government, now faces one of the most stringent tests for credibility and peace in their handling of the situation. During a rally in the Free State, the leader of the EFF said
The downgrading of the Land Bank by the credit rating agency Moody’s Investors Service is simply a symptom of the problems in South Africa, says TLU SA. The Land Bank announced this week that it would not succeed in restructuring its outstanding debt by the end of November as planned. It is now looking at
Danie Bester from Balfour in Mpumalanga is the winner of the TLU SA Young Farmer of the Year competition 2020 in collaboration with Manitou, Santam and CMH Ford Hatfield. “We were very impressed by Danie’s use of technology and his international collaboration and research on mostly soybeans,” says Mr Henry Geldenhuys, the president of TLU
TLU SA today announced the top three finalists in the TLU SA Young Farmer competition 2020. The winner will be announced on 23 November 2020 in Silverton, Pretoria. “It seems that the entries we receive gets better and beter every year,” says Mr Henry Geldenhuys, the president of TLU SA. “Even though we are excited
TLU SA would like to wish the country’s crop farmers a blessed planting season. The agricultural industry can look back with pride at the contribution it has made during a challenging year. Commercial farmers played an essential and stabilising role in the country. Irrational lockdown measures have had a significant impact on the production, processing,
It is disheartening that there are still certain groups that do not realise the importance and value of farmers in South Africa. TLU SA emphasised the critical role farmers play by highlighting the following: Rural communities are dependent upon successful farmers in the district for their survival. Rural towns depend on the purchasing power that
TLU SA does not believe that the minister of finance, Mr Tito Mboweni’s economic plans are the correct route to turn the South African economy around. The economy could only be built up again if the private sector is allowed to provide momentum and not by continuing to create an unfavourable investment climate. The minister
TLU SA and the community around Dendron in Limpopo is overjoyed that the court acknowledges the value of farmers in the economy. Magistrate Charlene Govender rejected the bail application of the three suspects in the attack on Chris and Leonise Joubert of Dendron, and they will remain in custody until the trial commences. The attack
Government is once again failing agriculture by not declaring the Free State/Northern Cape fires – where grazing, animals and homes were destroyed already – as disaster areas. The parliament’s Portfolio Committee on Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development yesterday called on minister Thoko Didiza to declare the districts affected by fires in the Free State
TLU SA takes note of the further set of promises made by President Cyril Ramaphosa during the hybrid Joint Sitting of the National Assembly (NA) and the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) to outline South Africa’s economic reconstruction and recovery plan. “It all sounds very nice, but the root of the problem is still the