2024
Media Releases 2024
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12/17
2024

Plea for agriculture’s survival
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December 17, 2024
Farmers are facing the biggest survival crisis yet. Regardless of what economists and other scholars want to pretend, farmers are
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12/04
2024

Safety & Livestock theft training workshops
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December 4, 2024
The Free State Agriculture Rural Safety Committee presented nine (9) safety and stock theft training workshops in various districts in
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11/27
2024

Safety Tips for Farmers Ahead of the Festive Season
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November 27, 2024
In the run-up to the festive season, it is essential for farmers to pay attention to their safety plan, as
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11/25
2024

Free State Agriculture Opposes Proposed Eskom Tariff Increases
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November 25, 2024
Free State Agriculture (FSA), representing 2,500 commercial farming entities across 144 local farmer associations, strongly objected to Eskom's proposed tariff
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11/05
2024

2025 Young farmer of the Year
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November 5, 2024
We are looking for 2025's Young Farmer of the Year! This candidate is a true farmer at heart—someone unafraid to
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10/21
2024

Farmers Have Little to Celebrate in Transport month
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October 21, 2024
Free State Agriculture (FSA) acknowledges the progress made by SANRAL in taking over key national routes within the province. However,
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10/02
2024

FSA Mobilizes Aid Following Devastating veldfires
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October 2, 2024
In the wake of a series of seven catastrophic wildfires that ravaged the Vrede, Memel, and Verkykerskop areas from 26
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09/20
2024

Farmers are not the scapegoats, Minister Majodina
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September 20, 2024
"It is unfortunate that there are misconceptions that farmers are depriving communities of an adequate water supply." This is the
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09/13
2024

FSA accompanies MECs to high crime areas along Lesotho border
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September 13, 2024
Free State Agriculture (FSA) is urging the MEC for Community Safety, Roads and Transport, as well as the MEC for
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09/02
2024

Provincial Safety Summit should not be a paper exercise, asks FSA
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September 2, 2024
The Provincial Safety Summit presented by the SAPS in Bloemfontein on 28 and 29 August 2024 should not just be
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08/26
2024

FSA meets with MECs regarding increased safety at the Lesotho border
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August 26, 2024
Free State Agriculture (FSA) met with the Free State MEC of Community Safety, Mr Mbalula as well as the MEC
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08/26
2024

Farmers concerned about ‘unnecessary’ veld fires
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August 26, 2024
While strong winds have been a contributing factor, the recent veld fires devastating thousands of hectares of land could have
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07/30
2024

Lesotho’s food insecurity crisis dangerous for SA
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July 30, 2024
"We note that Lesotho, like our other neighbouring countries, is in the middle of a food security crisis and that
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07/18
2024

FSA meets with new FS MEC of Community Safety, Roads and Transport
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July 18, 2024
The Rural Safety Committee of Free State Agriculture (FSA) convened with the newly appointedFree State MEC of Community Safety, Roads,
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07/18
2024

FSA Engages with New MEC to Address Key Agricultural Challenges
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July 18, 2024
Free State Agriculture (FSA) recently met with the newly appointed MEC for Agriculture, Rural Development and Environmental Affairs, Ms Elzabe
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06/10
2024

Eskom’s Payment Plan Will Only Worsen Its Problems
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June 10, 2024
The agricultural sector has warned Eskom several times that its plans will result in it losing the agricultural sector as
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06/05
2024

Coalition talks: Create a favorable environment for agriculture to grow
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June 5, 2024
The latest national election delivered a lot of surprises as well as disappointments. The outcome gives a clear voice to
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04/19
2024

16 additional private investigators to combat livestock theft
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April 19, 2024
Free State Agriculture, in collaboration with the private security company LGV, has trained 16 additional Psira registered private investigators on
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04/12
2024

Free State farmers at a loss over increasing maize theft
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April 12, 2024
Farmers in the Free State are at a loss with the increasing theft of maize that occurs in various parts
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03/06
2024

Analysis of crimes & livestock theft in the Free State – 3rd quarter (2023-2024)
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March 6, 2024
The Minister of Police recently released crime statistics for the third quarter of the financial year, from 1 October to
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