Ownership no longer the key to empowering farm workers |
IT IS evident that Rural Development and Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti has the best of intentions in designing a new policy to empower farm workers. Unfortunately, these proposals are based on assumptions that are about a century out of date. |
Monsanto vergroot produksie in Europa |
Ongeag die verbod op die produksie van geneties gemanipuleerde (GM-) gewasse in Frankryk en sommige ander EU-lande, het Monsanto, op grond van toenemende druk van produsente vir hoëgehalte mielie-, raap- en groentesaad, asook oliesade, altesaam €137 miljoen in Frankryk belê om sy geriewe vir konvensionele saadproduksie uit te brei, sê Kobus Steenekamp, Monsanto se sakebestuurder vir Suid-Afrika, in ’n nuusverklaring. |
Patel reworks Competition Act against excessive pricing |
ECONOMIC Development Minister Ebrahim Patel is drafting amendments to the Competition Act to give authorities more tools to act against dominant firms that practice excessive pricing. |