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24 May 2013
                       
 
 
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24 May 2013
 
 
DA: Statement by Annette Steyn, DA Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, on South Africa importing meat (24/05/2013)
STATEMENT
In a reply to a DA parliamentary question, the Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, Tina Joemat-Pettersson has revealed that various meat products - including water buffalo, donkey and...
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16 Apr 2013
 
COSATU: Statement by the Congress of South African Trade Unions, on the meat scandal (16/04/2013)
STATEMENT
COSATU is disturbed to learn that South Africa’s main food retail stores - Pick n Pay, Shoprite, Fruit and Veg City, Woolworths and Spar - have been found to be stocking animal products with...
 
 
15 Apr 2013
 
DA: Statement by Annette Steyn, DA Shadow Minister of Agriculture, calls for Parliamentary Inquiry into meat label scandal (15/04/2013)
STATEMENT
When Parliament reconvenes on Tuesday, 23 April 2013, the DA will submit a Motion in the National Assembly calling for the establishment of an Ad Hoc Committee on the Meat Label Scandal comprising...
 
 
13 Mar 2013
 
There was an old lady who swallowed a horse…
Cliffe Dekker Hofmeyr
A recent flavour of the month in media circles here and abroad has been meat – and more particularly what's in it.  It seems governments and politicians are always looking for a scapegoat or, in...
 
 
06 Mar 2013
 
Mislabelling of seafood products rife
SOUTH AFRICAN INSTITUTE OF INTERNATIONAL AFFAIRS
The furore surrounding the mislabelling of meat products in Europe has now also reached South Africa’s shores, with a recent study finding that 99 of 139 meat samples from South African...
 
 
28 Feb 2013
 
GCIS: Statement by the Government Communication and Information System, on Cabinet meeting on 27 February 2013 (28/02/2013)
STATEMENT
1.1 Cabinet welcomed the collective commitment by all stakeholders to the implementation of the Framework for Peace and Stability in the Mining Industry. Cabinet encouraged other stakeholders to...
 
 
SA: Statement by Rob Davies, Minister of Trade and Industry, calls for an urgent investigation into meat labling (28/02/0213)
STATEMENT
The National Consumer Commission (Commission) is concerned about recent reports following the research findings of a study group at the University of Stellenbosch with regard to the content of...
 
 
13 Feb 2013
 
SA: Statement by Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, response to media enquiries regarding the 'horse meat scandal' in Europe (13/02/2013)
STATEMENT
The Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries (DAFF) has noted the developments in the so-called “horse meat scandal” in Europe and various media enquiries regarding South Africa’s...
 
 
02 Nov 2012
 
Sustainable consumption: Making the meat industry globally sustainable
CONSULTANCY AFRICA INTELLIGENCE
Humans are typically described as omnivores. The word omni is Latin for ‘all’or ‘everything’, and vore stems from the Latin word vorare, which means ‘to devour’.(2) The meaning behind...
 
 
18 Nov 2010
 
SA: Zuma: Reply to Parliamentary questions, by the South African President, in the National Assembly, Cape Town (18/11/2010)
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Date: 18/11/2010
Source: The Presidency
Title: SA: Zuma: Reply to Parliamentary questions, by the South African President, in the National Assembly, Cape Town


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02 Dec 2008
 
SA: Mosunkutu: Comments by the Gauteng MEC for Agriculture, Conservation and Environment, to deliberations on 2007/08 Portfolio Committee's report on the department presented to the Provincial Legislature (02/12/2008)
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Date: 02/12/2008

Source: Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Environment, Gauteng Provincial Government

Title: SA: Mosunkutu: Comments by the Gauteng MEC for Agriculture,...

 
 
19 Nov 2007
 
World economies concerned over rising food prices
WORLD ECONOMY
There is "deep concern" among the world's largest economies about rapidly rising global food prices, Finance Minister Trevor Manuel said on Sunday. Briefing the media at the end of...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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