President Cyril Ramaphosa has reduced his Cabinet and there are eight ministers who did not make the cut.
Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana has admitted the ANC has made mistakes in the past but has emphasized the ruling party is on a route of renewal.
Addressing emerging farmers in Stellenbosch on Wednesday morning, Minister Senzeni Zokwana emphasised the importance of ensuring food security.
The ministry says South Africa and Saudi Arabia discussed the possibilities of signing a number memorandum of understanding in agriculture, fisheries and aquaculture.
In the document, it states Siphokazi Ndudane has been found guilty of the various charges against her and the document has been signed off by the department's director general Mike Mlengana.
Disgruntled fishermen and community members from Hangberg ran amok on Sunday.
Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana says the fishing industry, which is dominated by white and foreign companies, must be diversified.
Speaking at Parliament on Thursday, Agriculture Minister Senzeni Zokwana said the ANC is adamant that land expropriation should not affect food production.
It has been reported former president Jacob Zuma allegedly accepted a R1 million bribe from a Western Cape abalone dealer in exchange for keeping Senzeni Zokwana in his post.
Zokwana has lamented the fact that more than 5,000 people will have no income for this month due to the court action.
Minister Senzeni Zokwana believes the Western Cape High Court ruling, temporarily halting hake inshore trawling undermines his authority.
The Viking Fishing Group says its court application was necessary to protect its employees’ jobs.
The Western Cape High Court has temporarily put a freeze on hake fishing quotas.
Minister Senzeni Zokwana addressed the inaugural Africa Agri Investment Indaba in Cape Town.
Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Senzeni Zokwana chats to 702’s John Robbie about government initiatives to help crop farmers in an effort to make up for the drought.
Senzeni Zokwana has met with several role players in the agriculture sector to discuss food security.
Senzeni Zokwana says his team consulted various associations over the 2013 fishing rights allocation process.
A group of armed men broke into a facility last week and made off with an undisclosed number of bags.
