Danny Wepener 16 April 1950 – 18 October 2022 Danny Wepener was born in Brakpan on the East Rand, the youngest after brothers Eddie and Lawrence, and matriculated as vice head boy at Brakpan High, having achieved in football, water polo…
Following a court order, Ndlambe Municipality has established a permit system for commonage grazing and keeping animals in residential areas, but it has not yet published or posted information about this for the public. In November, the…
The High Court in Makhanda (Grahamstown) has reminded Ndlambe Municipality that it should already have started putting processes into place to rectify the problem of stray animals and mismanaged commonages. Acting Justice Avinash…
There is now another court order against Ndlambe Municipality for its neglect of the stray cattle issue and its mismanagement of commonages. But will it make any difference? Residents who follow the issue might remember a very similar…
Ndlambe Municipality again given deadlines to address issues Another high court judgment has been handed down on the issue of stray cattle on Ndlambe’s roads and the municipality’s mismanagement of its commonages. Three years after…
Close-circuit television (CCTV) cameras, funded mainly through contributions from farmers in the area, proved invaluable in the apprehension of suspected armed robbers who stole property from the Alexandria Pep Store on Tuesday morning.…
Agri EC has won an order in the Grahamstown High Court compelling the Eastern Cape department of transport, safety and liaison to fix dilapidated rural roads. Agri EC had to return to court to get the order which enforces an agreement…
Groups opposed to fracking in the Karoo have expressed jubilation in their victory against the Minister of Mineral Resources in the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA). Agri SA released a statement saying it was “ecstatic” about the recent…
[Exerpt – Full article in Talk of the Town] DOUG STERN Over the last few months, there have been significant developments with regards to organised agriculture’s engagements with the ANC and government in regard to land reform and…
A sequel in the Grahamstown High Court to the case of Ndlambe’s mismanaged commonages and the stray cattle issue, has seen the municipality again ordered to rectify all problems within set time frames, or face being found in contempt of…
