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    The agricultural story South Africa isn’t telling: The often overlooked engine of inclusive growth

    The Dale Bieghle Animal Health Centre on the Mahikeng Campus of North-West University offers services to farmers and surrounding communities.

    WATCH | Where farmers get help and students learn – North-West University’s animal health centre

    Maphuti Mongatane, business development manager at African Farming

    Elevate Her | Start the conversation that could change everything

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    FMD vaccine scams: ‘Farmers, beware of fake sellers on social media’ – RMIS

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    Patrick Ngwako Rakau inspecting the Super Napier grass (Juncoa) production on a trial farm in Limpopo. Photo: Supplied

    Napier grass – high-potential feed option for livestock farmers

    FMD vaccines scams cellphone

    FMD vaccine scams: ‘Farmers, beware of fake sellers on social media’ – RMIS

    The first 186 of the 1 000 Girolando dairy cattle that Botswana has begun importing from Brazil, landed at Sir Seretse Khama International Airport in Gaborone likely after eight to nine hours flight time in this chartered Qatar Airways Cargo Boeing 777 Freighter. Photo: Facebook/Botswana ministry of transport and infrastructure

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    Boineelo Keraetswe, founder and director of Manelo Keraex19

    The agricultural story South Africa isn’t telling: The often overlooked engine of inclusive growth

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    How one young woman is turning Zebediela’s agricultural land into jobs and hope

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    Patrick Ngwako Rakau inspecting the Super Napier grass (Juncoa) production on a trial farm in Limpopo. Photo: Supplied

    Napier grass – high-potential feed option for livestock farmers

    The Dale Bieghle Animal Health Centre on the Mahikeng Campus of North-West University offers services to farmers and surrounding communities.

    WATCH | Where farmers get help and students learn – North-West University’s animal health centre

    FMD vaccines scams cellphone

    FMD vaccine scams: ‘Farmers, beware of fake sellers on social media’ – RMIS

    Photo for illustrative purposes: Canva images

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    From left: Moses Rannditsheni (DoA spokesperson), Dr Ivan Meyer (Western Cape MEC of Agriculture), Piet Le Roux (CEO Sakeliga), Director-General Mooketsa Ramasodi, Minister Willie Aucamp, Dr Theo De Jager (Saai) and Francois Wilken (Free State Agri). Photo: Lebogang Mashala

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    Photo for illustrative purposes: Canva images

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    Black-owned businesses, apply now for Agro-Processing Scale-Up Programme!

    André van Tonder from Pretoria demonstrated how the versatile Cortool tool is used to form wire clamps and fix broken fences.

    WATCH | How to make low-cost wire clamps for irrigation pipes and fencing

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    The Argentine laboratory Biogénesis Bagó manufactures the Bioaftogen foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) vaccines. Photo: Supplied

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    Photo: Supplied

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    Photo for illustrative purposes: Canva Images

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    Young inventor Jedri Janse van Rensburg’s automatic dip sprayer device uses recycled electric gate sensors to detect animals as they enter the crush, automatically activating a pump that sprays them with dipping solution. Photo: Screenshot

    WATCH | Young inventor’s livestock dipping innovation earns Nampo recognition

    Young innovator Jedri Janse van Rensburg, son of Michris Janse van Rensburg, a farmer, inventor and founder of Backsaver Farming Equipment, impressed judges with his vacuum planter for smallscale farmers at the Farmers’ Plans competition during Nampo 2026. Photos: Lebogang Mashala and screenshot

    WATCH | Small-scale planter made from old vacuum cleaner scoops top award

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    With Nampo Alfa 2026 in October, cloven-hoofed animals are making a return to Nampo Park. These cattle were photographed during Nampo 2025. Photo: Facebook/Nampo

    Livestock returns to Nampo Alfa 2026

    Farmers from across the Matatiele region filled the venue for the Production and Money Matters for Farmers Workshop, highlighting the strong demand for practical agricultural knowledge and business development opportunities. Photo: Maphuti Mongatane

    WATCH | Matatiele workshop equips farmers with practical production and business skills

    The highest-priced bull at the ProGen Sussex Production Auction. Top-quality genetics come at a price and this bull proved exactly that. Photo: Supplied

    40 Quality Sussex bulls and 40 females offered to the industry

    The most expensive bull at the Syferfontein production auction (BSF 230341) fetched a whopping R675 000. Photo: Supplied

    ‘Merry-go-round’ of high prices at Syferfontein Bonsmara auction

    This south-western black rhino cow sold for R700 000, the highest price achieved at this year’s Kirkwood Wildsfees game auction. Photo: Supplied

    Two rare black rhino cows steal the spotlight at Kirkwood Wildsfees auction

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06 May | Vox Weather Forecast

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☀️ A dominant high-pressure system over central South Africa will bring mostly dry and calm conditions across the country over the next few days, with morning fog patches likely in the central interior.

⚠️NO IMPACT-BASED WARNINGS issued by SAWS ⚠️

🔥FIRE DANGER WARNINGS: 🔥 Extremely high fire danger conditions are expected over Nama Khoi local municipality in the Northern Cape.

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