2024
Media Releases 2024
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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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03/05
2024
FSA launches livestock traceability and safety system
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March 5, 2024
"In the wake of the 1st outbreak of Foot and Mouth disease in the Free State, Free State Agriculture (FSA)
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03/01
2024
FSA pushes for task teams to investigate roads challenges in the province
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March 1, 2024
“Frustration levels of farmers continue to rise as they don’t see any of the promised improvements in the rural roads
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02/27
2024
Eskom exempts critical irrigation area in Free State from load shedding
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February 27, 2024
In the past years the higher instances of load shedding have affected food production negatively. Typically, irrigation farmers have been
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02/15
2024
FS irrigation crops negatively impacted by stage 6 load shedding
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February 15, 2024
The current heatwave condition, together with phase 6 load shedding, is putting tremendous stress on especially maize and soybean crops
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02/12
2024
Agri SA – progress of the Expropriation Bill before the NCOP
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February 12, 2024
On 7 February 2024, the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) Select Committee on Public Service and Administration, Public Works and
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02/05
2024
Minimum Wage – Government’s understanding of economic realities questioned
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February 5, 2024
"The 8.5% adjustment of the National Minimum Wage, as it was published in the Government Gazette on February 2, 2024,
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02/02
2024
Centralized control room for Bloemfontein area discussed during safety workshop, Nov 2023
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February 2, 2024
On 18 November 2023, a safety workshop was held between the farming communities surrounding Bloemfontein, private security companies, neighborhood guards
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