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DA: Statement by Annette Steyn, DA Shadow Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, on South Africa importing meat (24/05/2013)

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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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COSATU: Statement by the Congress of South African Trade Unions, on the meat scandal (16/04/2013)

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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...

DA: Statement by Annette Steyn, DA Shadow Minister of Agriculture, calls for Parliamentary Inquiry into meat label scandal (15/04/2013)

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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...

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...

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...

GCIS: Statement by the Government Communication and Information System, on Cabinet meeting on 27 February 2013 (28/02/2013)

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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)

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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...

SA: Statement by Department of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries, response to media enquiries regarding the 'horse meat scandal' in Europe (13/02/2013)

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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...

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...

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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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,...

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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