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FACT CHECK: Have SA’s commercial farmers fallen from 120,000 in 1994 to 38,000?
Africa Check unpacks the claim made by DA MP Dianne Kohler Barnard that the number of commercial farmers in South Africa has fallen from 120,000 to 38,000.
In April, Treasury told Parliament that its inability to give the Land Bank R20 billion it had asked for was not a sign of government’s lack of commitment to the state-owned bank.
The embattled bank, which is the largest provider of credit to farmers, defaulted on some of its debt obligations last week.
The head of the organisation's disaster management centre Willem Symington said that the country's four worst-hit provinces were the Western Cape, Northern Cape, Eastern Cape and Limpopo.
Agri SA said rolling blackouts affect irrigation reliant and energy-intensive agro-processing industries.
CapeTalk host Karima Brown talks to Cosatu's general secretary Bheki Ntshalintshali and Agri SA's head of economics and trade Dr Requier Wait on their MTBPS expectations.
In September, AfriForum came under fire for publishing what it claimed was a list of farms identified as expropriation test cases.
Agri SA says it has given clear alternatives to the amendment of Section 25 of the Constitution that do not tamper with democracy.
Agri SA and Landbou Weekblad are hosting a two-day land summit, The Land Solution, in Bela Bela.
Listeriosis has already claimed the lives of at least 61 people, most of them in Gauteng.
South Africa has seen a significant increase in the fuel price since September, with petrol almost increasing by R1 a litre and diesel climbing by R1.30 a litre.
There is very little clarity as to who owns what land in South Africa. A lack of reliable data and statistics doesn't help.
The Agricultural Industry Association has asked the public protector and the auditor-general to investigate how millions of rands meant for the relief of farmers.
President of Agri SA Johannes Möller says they've experienced 'a negative approach from investors towards agriculture and South Africa in general'.
The price of maize meal is expected to drop drastically in about five months’ time if the rain continues into winter.
Agri SA says most farmers had to get loans from First Land Bank to ensure that they could survive the drought conditions.
Firefighters have had to deal with more than 700 vegetation fires in the province since the beginning of the year.
It was announced on Sunday a panel of advisors has suggested a national minimum wage of R3,500 a month.
Agri SA warned that food production has reached crisis levels as winter approaches.