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Additional help for Eden farmers requested

Western Cape Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Gerrit van Rensburg, asked National Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Forestry, Tina Joemat-Pettersson, for an additional R50 million disaster aid towards the drought stricken Eden District. “The R26.9 million received from National Government earlier this year is spent”, Van Rensburg said today. The Eden District was declared a disaster area in November 2009 due to an ongoing drought. Read more here.
2010-06-03

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. 2010-02-08