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Elsenburg hosts graduation ceremony at Voorberg Correctional Centre

On Monday, 4 April 2022, forty-seven offenders from the Department of Correctional Services Voorberg Centre outside Porterville graduated from the Western Cape Department of Agriculture’s Elsenburg  Agricultural Training Institute. The Elsenburg Agricultural Training Institute has been providing skills development at this facility since 2019. Thirteen participants received a National Qualification in Plant and Animal Production […]

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Locust swarms in the Western Cape are diminishing in size and number, but the threat remains

Following my announcement two weeks ago that the Western Cape Government has allocated R5 million rand towards combating the locust infestation in  Central Karoo and Garden Route Districts,   indications confirm that the size and occurrence of locust swarms are decreasing in the Western Cape. The threat of re-occurrence, however, remains. No further sightings of locust

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Western Cape Agriculture tables a budget of R969.2 Million for 22/23

Yesterday I tabled a budget of R969.2 million. I confirmed that the Western Cape will not be returning to our pre-covid days and that we will continue to lead the economic recovery of the Western Cape, create jobs and push forward. The budget of R969.218 million for 2022/2023 includes earmarked allocations for: Ecological Infrastructure –

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