Agri SA Wants Agriculture Declared Essential Service

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Aguri SA called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to make the agricultural sector an essential service amid the country’s worsening energy crisis as farmers who need electricity to irrigate their crops struggle to keep up. rice field. Meat and dairy farmers are also struggling.
Agri SA said the blackout would be disastrous if it continued. These included corporate bankruptcies and threats to the country’s food security, reports Eyewitness News.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, public agency owes his SIU his R1 billion debt
The Special Investigation Unit has revealed that government and public agencies owed approximately R1 billion in unpaid fees for the investigations they conducted. Members of parliament have expressed anger that this is affecting the fight against corruption, reports Eyewitness News.
Cape Town wants control over police, rail and energy services
The City of Cape Town sent a letter to President Cyril Ramaphosa ahead of his State of the Union address on February 10, 2023, on the decentralization of various powers such as police, rail transport and energy. The city had previously sent a letter to the president in early 2022 requesting full control over the operations of the energy, police and rail sectors.
Ready for SONA – What would Ramaphosa say?
Despite three vacancies in the executive branch and a vice president who wants to resign, President Cyril Ramaphosa says the Cabinet reshuffle will overshadow his State of the Union (SONA) address, according to News24. I do not wish to According to the news website, Ramaphosa does not want his speech, which is expected to focus on the country’s power crisis, to be superseded by the political ramifications of a cabinet reshuffle. government’s action plan. The IOL reports that Ramaphosa’s reputation was tainted by a phala phala scandal in which foreign currency was discovered hidden in his private game furniture on his farm instead of declaring it to authorities. He also has been unable to cope with the ongoing power crisis that is paralyzing the economy. These are some of the reasons why some parties want him out of office. Only 18% of South African 10-year-olds can read and write meaningfully – report
News24 reports that a shocking new study shows that only 18% of her seniors in South Africa are able to read or write meaningfully, returning to reading levels in 2011. South Africa’s former vice president, Pumzile Mlambo Ngcuka, has warned the government that it is making the same mistake about education as energy company Eskom. Mlambo Ngcuka said:
“We are in this situation because we haven’t invested enough in generations and we don’t have enough energy to transmit and distribute generations. Invest in. If we don’t do it now, we won’t be able to adequately broadcast and distribute it,” she said at the launch of the Reading Panel’s annual report in Stellenbosch. Mlambo-Ngcuka set up a panel last year to track whether South Africa can meet the 2030 targets set by Ramaphosa in his 2019 State of the Union address.
Grave of Ladysmith Black Mambazo Founder Commemorated
Zorani Majozi, manager of the internationally recognized and award-winning group Ladysmith Black Mambazo, said that KwaZulu Natal Amafa and Institute will be the founder of Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Joseph He said he would turn Shabalala’s grave into a memorial, reports SABCNews. Shabalala died on 11 February 2020 at the age of 78. Members of the group have held many events in preparation for his death.These include a music competition and festival at the City Hall and a visit to the school where Shabalala was taught. According to News24.