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3 days ago |
ewn.co.za | Wandile Sihlobo |Johann Kirsten
When world leaders engage, the assumption is always that they engage on issues based on verified facts, which their administrative staff are supposed to prepare. Under this assumption, we thought the meeting at the White House on 21 May between South Africa’s president, Cyril Ramaphosa, and US President Donald Trump would follow this pattern. Disappointingly, the televised meeting was horrifying to watch as it was based on misrepresenting the reality of life in South Africa.
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4 days ago |
wandilesihlobo.com | Wandile Sihlobo
From July 3rd to July 5th, 2025, the place to be in South Africa is the Karoo Winter Wool Festival in Middelburg in the Karoo region of the Eastern Cape. This is one of the few areas where one can truly appreciate the entire value chain of the sheep industry. Exhibitions of sheep shearing, spinning, weaving, dyeing, felting, and all other fibre crafts of the clothing industry typically mark the hub of activities during this festival.
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4 days ago |
wandilesihlobo.com | Wandile Sihlobo
We are currently struggling with foot and mouth disease in South Africa, and a few more cases have been reported in various regions of the country. Of course, this raises several questions. First, from a consumer perspective, the question is whether red meat is safe and what prices will be in the coming months. The brief answer to this is that, yes, beef products are safe, and consumers should not be concerned.
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5 days ago |
currencynews.co.za | Johann Kirsten |Wandile Sihlobo
When world leaders engage, the assumption is always that they engage on issues based on verified facts, which their administrative staff are supposed to prepare. Under this assumption, we thought the meeting at the White House on May 21 between South Africa’s President Cyril Ramaphosa and US President Donald Trump would follow this pattern. Disappointingly, the televised meeting was horrifying to watch as it was based on misrepresenting the reality of life in South Africa.
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5 days ago |
wandilesihlobo.com | Wandile Sihlobo
Across South Africa’s summer grain and oilseed growing regions, farmers and farm workers are hard at work harvesting. The process is in full swing in oilseeds – mainly soybeans and sunflower seeds – where over half of the expected harvest has already been delivered to commercial silos. However, for the staple grain – maize – it will be a few weeks until we see notable progress. During the week of May 23, South African farmers delivered 446 296 tonnes of the new season’s maize to commercial silos.
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In recent years, South Africa has experienced frequent outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease, avian influenza, and African swine fever. This poses a significant challenge for the sector, as we strive to remain one of the key exporters of red meat. https://t.co/nDCRw1Y1MR
South Africa expects a 14.64 million-tonne maize harvest in the 2024-25 season, which is 14% higher than the harvest in the 2023-24 season. Link: https://t.co/L79JzVSw7y https://t.co/afRYV25IVd
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