South Africa is dealing with an outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) with 50 confirmed cases of the HPAI H7 and 10 of the HPAI H5 strains, the department of agriculture, land reform & rural development says. The province hardest hit by the lethal HPAI H7 strain is Gauteng with 37 cases, followed by two cases in Mpumalanga, two in Limpopo, two in North West and one case in […]
Following a feasibility study into a halaal food park in Cape Town, the Department of Agriculture in the Western Cape is now engaging Muslim stakeholders on what the future of this project could look like. The Department held a meeting on the development of a Halal Industrial Park at IPSA College in Rylands today. The meeting was between Department officials and stakeholders, including many Halal Certifying Bodies. The Halal Industrial […]
A second case of avian influenza was reported on a layer farm in Val, Standerton, in Mpumalanga, the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries said on Monday. “The virus is the same strain as the initial case reported, but the two farms are not directly linked, meaning this is a separate introduction. "The farm has been placed under quarantine. More than 25,000 of the infected birds will be culled. Eggs […]
A government official responsible for managing fishing allocation rights has been implicated in alleged corruption, the Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries has said. The department said it received information about the allegations involving one of the members of the allocation team. Members of the Hawks executed a search and seizure warrant at the department's offices on Wednesday, seizing a laptop and cellphone. "The department... views the matter in a […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
