Most recent news
2010
21-02-2010: Minister concerned about increased fuel levy “I am concerned about the effect that the raised fuel levy will have on the shelf price of food, as fuel costs play a major role in the distribution thereof”, Gerrit van Rensburg, Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Western Cape, said in response to Finance Minister Pravin Gordhan’s recent National Budget announcement on the increased fuel levy. Read more here...
2010-02-08: Southern Cape gets drought aid: The Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development in the Western Cape, Gerrit van Rensburg, today announced an aid package of R26.9 Million for the drought stricken Eden District Municipality in the southern Cape. The area was declared a disaster area on 13 November 2009. Read more here...
2009
2009-06-26: Scholarships handed over to essay winners
“I want to see future Ministers of Agriculture coming from this school”, Western Cape
Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Gerrit van Rensburg, recently said at
Sophumelela High School in Philippi, Western Cape. He attended a handover ceremony
where two students from Sophumelela received scholarships from the Department of
Agriculture in the Western Cape. Read more here....
2008
2008-02-13: Agriculture and Eskom meet
The task team consisting of representatives from Agriculture and ESCOM
had its first meeting this morning in order to address the effect of
load shedding on Agriculture and to determine the way forward in finding
an amicable solution with the emphasis on the wine and deciduous fruit
industries as well as for the broader agricultural sector in the Western
Cape. Read more here...
2008-01-25: Power cuts detrimental to agriculture MEC for Agriculture in the WEstern Cape, Cobus Dowry, and representatives from the deciduous fruit, table grape and wine industries, as well as organised agriculture in the Western Cape met with senior officials from Eskom today to address the disastrous effects of load shedding on agriculture. A joint task team was created to address these issues. Read more here...
