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This divide reflects broader tensions: frustration from farmers feeling helpless amid slow vaccine distribution and bureaucratic delays versus the state's insistence on unified control to avoid chaos in a nationally regulated biosecurity framework. As the outbreak persists without quick resolution, the debate underscores calls for hybrid models—state oversight paired with unlocked private capacity—yet positions remain polarized, with potential court challenges looming if demands go unmet.

Your body, mind, and soul are your responsibility. Getting older does not mean you need to become sick, weak, or dependent. If you take care of your health properly, you can remain active, independent, and mentally sharp well into your 70s and 80s.

On 2 February 2026, South Africa proudly marks an important milestone: 367 years of remarkable wine-making tradition. The celebration remembers the year 1659, when Jan van Riebeeck and his team produced the very first bottle of wine right here in Cape Town.

For months now, South Africa’s livestock farmers have been watching helplessly as foot-and-mouth disease (FMD / bek-en-klouseer) spreads across provinces like wildfire.

Ferritin reflects stored iron, while transferrin saturation reflects how much iron is circulating and metabolically active. These two values must always be interpreted together.

South Africa, a powerhouse of African agriculture with $13.7 billion in exports in 2024, faces a mounting crisis as its infrastructure deteriorates, threatening food security for millions. Decades of mismanagement, corruption, and underinvestment have left roads, rail, ports, electricity, and water systems in disarray, directly impacting the agricultural supply chain. From rolling blackouts to collapsing rail networks and water shortages, these failures are driving up food production costs, disrupting exports, and exacerbating hunger, particularly in vulnerable communities.

The African Penguin, a symbol of South Africa, faces extinction in the wild by 2035 unless immediate steps are taken. In late 2024, the species was declared critically endangered by the International Union for Conservation of Nature, marking it as the first among 18 penguin species to reach this status.