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Agriculture
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Free State still battling foot-and-mouth disease with 191 active cases
More than a year after foot-and-mouth disease was first confirmed in the Free State, the province is still battling active infections, with the number of confirmed cases now standing at 795.
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Visvrektes en besoedeling van Renosterspruit ondersoek
‘n Wetenskaplike ondersoek word beloof om die rioolbesoedeling van die Renosterspruit te bekamp.
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Toename in plaasaanvalle in Vrystaat wek kommer
‘n Toename in misdaadvoorvalle op plase in verskeie dele van die Vrystaat het Vrystaat Landbou bekommerd gelaat.
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Foot-and-mouth disease cases in Free State rise to 739
Foot-and-mouth disease cases in the Free State have climbed to 739, with the provincial agriculture department warning livestock owners that failure to report suspected infections and poor biosecurity could fuel further spread.
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Power cut due to non payment can flood Ekapa mine beyond repair
Liquidators of the Ekapa Mine in Kimberley warn that a scheduled electricity disconnection could trigger flooding of the mine workings.
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Jeug smul weer aan stroopsoet Naln-oes
Die personeel van die Nasionale Afrikaanse Letterkundige Museum en Navorsingsentrum het vanjaar hul lemoenoes aan Ons Kinderhuis geskenk.
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Free State dam levels increase
Dam levels in the Free State show a slight increase compared to the same period in the previous year.
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Bek-en-klouseer: Inenting van beeste nou die belangrikste
Francois Rossouw van SAAI sê hoewel die landbousektor drie belangrike veldslae gewen het in die stryd teen bek-en-klouseer, is die oorlog nog lank nie verby nie.
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Hof-uitspraak oor staatshantering van bek-en-klouseer bied uiteindelik hoop
‘n Hooggeregshof-uitspraak bied uiteindelik hoop dat die wegholverspreiding van die staatsbeheerde bek-en-klouseersiekte nou met inisiatief van die private sektor gestuit kan word.
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Hilux-bakkies ry breëbors ná wêreldrekord by Nampo verbeter is
Die saamstaan van eienaars van Hilux-bakkies by die Nampo-oesdag het verlede week tot die verbetering van ‘n wêreldrekord gelei.