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The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa, has urged post-matriculation students to pursue agriculture as their chosen field. She addressed hundreds of students on...
The MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa, participated in the Operation Siyahlola at the Department's Mtubatuba local office on 11 February 2026, to assess the viability of...
The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa, said that Veterinary Services personnel are actively engaged on the ground, administering antibiotics and spraying farms to mitigate the...
An oversight visit by the KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, Mrs. Thembeni-kaMadlopha-Mthethwa and members of the Provincial Legislature to Ingwavuma on Thursday 29 January 2026, is expected to...
KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, Ms. Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa, was among government dignitaries attending the commemoration of the Battle of Isandlwana on Thursday, 22 January 2026 in the northern...
The Department of Agriculture and Rural Development in KwaZulu-Natal, led by the Hon. MEC Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa, visited the Church of the Holy Ghost in Hammarsdale as part of the Department's...
The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, Ms. Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa, has expressed congratulations to the provincial Matric class of 2025. The provincial matriculants achieved an outstanding pass rate of...
Christmas came early for elderly residents of Jozini on Tuesday 19 December 2025, following heart warming acts from the KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, Honourable MEC Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa,...
The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, Hon. Thembeni KaMadlopha-Mthethwa, attended the Senior Citizens Engagement led by the Honourable Premier of KwaZulu-Natal, Mr. Thami Ntuli, on Wednesday, 17 December...
In a continued effort to strengthen food security and empower emerging farmers, the KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, Hon. Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa, officially handed over essential food security production...
The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Agriculture and Rural Development, led by Hon. MEC Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa, has taken decisive action to revitalise agricultural activity in the Zululand District. In a formal programme,...
The KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Agriculture and Rural Development, Hon. Thembeni kaMadlopha-Mthethwa visited the Ezolimo Chamber of Cooperatives on Tuesday, 02 December 2025 at the Mhlabontengayo Sports Field in the eZwelibomvu...