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The MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa, has urged traditional leaders to facilitate access to land, particularly for youth and women. Approximately 2.8 million hectares of land in...
KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with one of South Africa's biggest financial institution - ABSA to empower smallholder producers through...
The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, Hon. Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa, met with the Amajuba and uThukela District farmers in Newcastle, Ward 33, on Thursday, 22 May 2025 to discuss...
The Minister of Land Reform and Rural Development, Mr Mzwanele Nyhontso, along with his counterpart, the KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs Thembeni KaMadlopha-Mthethwa, officially handed over more than 2000...
On Thursday 08 May 2025, the KwaZulu-Natal Premier Mr Thamsanqa Ntuli and the Provincial MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa, handed over a dip tank at Mahlathini...
With extensive experience in public administration, particularly as former Acting Head of Department at the KZN Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Jerry Mfusi brings a wealth of knowledge poised...
In efforts to boost youth empowerment and Agricultural growth, the National Minister of Agriculture, Mr John Steenhuisen and Deputy Minister Nokuzola Capa, together with the KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Agriculture and...
Cedara College Students shine as they Graduate! Cedara College of Agriculture hosted its graduation ceremony at the Centenary Complex in Cedara on the 28th March 2025. This graduation ceremony...
On Tuesday, 25 March 2025, the KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development MEC Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa conferred qualifications to students who have successfully completed their degree, diplomas and various learnerships...
On the eve of South Africa's Human Rights Day commemoration on Friday 21 March 2025, the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) undertook a special visit to the leadership of the...
The Honourable MEC Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa formed part of the delegation of the KwaZulu-Natal Government that attended the 69th United Nations Commission on the Status of Women (UN-CSW) event on the...
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development led by MEC Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa, confirms positive cases of Foot-and-Mouth Disease (FMD) in Newcastle under Amajuba District, after a press briefing held...
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