Inclusively transformed, innovative, food secure and sustainable agricultural sector.
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Service delivery challenges that were beyond the capability of Ward 4's war rooms within the eMadlangeni Local Municipality on Wednesday 22 April 2026 in Utrecht, were referred to the Premier-led...
The MEC for Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs. Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa, has encouraged the public to consider planting fruit trees as part of efforts to mitigate the effects of...
The MEC for the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs. Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa, has met with livestock auctioneers to establish a collaborative working relationship aimed at ensuring strict adherence to...
The MEC for the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in KwaZulu-Natal, Mrs. Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa, has hailed the ear tagging of cloven-hoofed animals as a game changer, saying the technological...
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development MEC, Mrs. Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa, urged interfaith organizations to motivate their followers to implement the "one home, one garden" concept in their backyards...
The life of a farmer. Regardless of Easter Holidays or not, our focus remains on vaccinating cloven-hoofed animals to ensure their welfare," that's according to the Department of Agriculture and...
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, led by MEC Mrs.Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa, embarked on a massive vaccination drive in uMkhanyakude,one of the largest districts in terms of animal population,...
The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs. Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa, has pledged to involve more young people in agricultural activities, saying that the sector is adapting...
The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for the Department Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs. kaMadlopha-Mthethwa, has voiced her concern about the shortage of dairy farmers among previously disadvantaged communities. She...
The Mahlabathini farming community, outside Highflats within Johannes Phumani Local Municipality could not hold back their tears following the arrival of the KwaZulu-Natal MEC for the Agriculture and Rural Development,...
Graduates of Inkosi Owen Sithole College of Agriculture (OSCA) have been encouraged to use their academic experience into tangible success by setting up their own agribusiness ventures, supporting farming cooperatives...
The MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development in KwaZulu-Natal Mrs Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa, was amongst the dignitaries presiding over President Cyril Ramaphosa's Title Deeds Handover Ceremony held at the eSayidi TVET...