Sport at Cedara College
The College has rugby, cricket, netball, soccer, squash, swimming, tennis and gymnasium facilities. Participants in these sports are expected to play for College teams but in exceptional cases, when a student has the potential to play representative sport, this rule may be waived. A...
MEC
Mrs T.P. Madlopha-Mthethwa, MPL
HOD
Mr Z.N. Dlamini
Vision
An inclusive, sustainable and radically transformed agricultural sector that builds thriving communities in balance with nature.
Mission
To advance sound agricultural practices that stimulates comprehensive economic growth, food security and advancement of rural communities.
Strategic Documents
In Focus
KZN DARD appoints Jerry Mfusi to lead ADA
With extensive experience in public administration, particularly as former Acting Head of Department at...
Departmental Projects
Latest Events
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16
April
2025 -
KZN DARD appoints Jerry Mfusi to lead ADA
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...
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April
2025 -
Farmer Support and Food Security Programmes remain key priorities in the KZN Province
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...
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25
March
2025 -
Cedara College Of Agriculture 2025 Graduation
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...
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25
March
2025 -
Owen Sithole College of Agriculture 2025 Graduation
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...
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March
2025 -
MEC meets with the SA Human Rights Commission
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...
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March
2025 -
KZN Provincial Government attends 69th UN-CSW session
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...
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07
March
2025 -
Foot-and-Mouth Disease Press Briefing
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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25
February
2025 -
kaMadlopha-Mthethwa takes Agriculture to the Townships
KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, Ms Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa, has urged organisations providing care for children, the elderly and people with disabilities to engage in self-sustainable agricultural activities. kaMadlopha-Mthethwa...
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21
February
2025 -
Steenhuisen, KaMadlopha-Mthethwa meet the AmaZulu King over FMD in KZN
KwaZulu-Natal Agriculture and Rural Development MEC Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa joined her national counterpart John Steenhuisen in a meeting with AmaZulu King Misuzulu kaZwelithini on Friday 21 February 2025 at eMashobeni Royal...
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February
2025 -
Agricultural plant of Marula hailed as a beacon of hope
We are revitalizing our cultural diversity as part of the uMthayi Marula Festival/uMkhosi wamaGanu at the eMfihlweni Royal Residence and Sportfield. Hundreds of local women from the uMkhanyakude District presented...
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February
2025 -
Matric Class of 2024 applauded
KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, the Honourable Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa, delivered a keynote address at the Inkosi uMtubatuba Mayoral Excellence Awards, held at Inkosi Mzondeni Civic Centre, KwaMsane, on...
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February
2025 -
MEC addresses concerned farmers
The MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development continued to promote equitable access to agricultural resources for previously disadvantaged farmers across the Province on Monday, the 10th February 2024. During a...
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