SAPA
Sapa soek invoerbeskerming vanaf regering
Die pluimveebedryf kan tot 50 000 direkte en indirekte werksgeleenthede, insluitend in die graanbedryf, skep as Suid-Afrika nie hoender invoer nie. Dit is volgens die Suid-Afrikaanse Pluimvee-vereniging (Sapa), wat sê dat die bedryf in die moeilikheid is as gevolg van ‘n ooraanbod van hoender vanaf die Europese Unie. Die[...]
Duty on EU chicken 'too little, too late' for local poultry industry
The South African commercial poultry sector has expressed its overwhelming disappointment at ITAC's recently announced "shocking" 13,9% increase in duty for poultry from the EU, which up to now, has been entering the country duty-free. Marthinus Stander, CEO of Country Bird, says ITAC’s original essential facts letter agreed with[...]
SAPA supports FAWU march for jobs
SA poultry producers are in full support of planned protest marches by the Food and Allied Workers Union (FAWU), with management and staff of companies such as Astral Foods, RCL Foods and Country Bird Holdings set to join the mass action. The marches will take place on the 24th[...]
Sekere leeutelers hou gevaar vir SA se wildlewe in
Die Professionele Jagtersvereniging van Suid-Afrika veroordeel ten sterkste die wanvoeding van die leeus by Walter Slippers se teel-in-aanhouding geriewe. “Dit is as gevolg van hierdie praktyke dat die Professionele Jagtersvereniging van SA by hulle laaste jaarlikse vergadering besluit het om hulle rug op die teel-in-aanhouding leeujag-bedryf te draai,” sê[...]
Saving Simba – SAPA’s road map to saving the African Lion
Hats off then, if you will, hats off and applause; applause for the greatest conservation miracle in the history of South Africa; in the history of the world even. Thousands of square kilometres reclaimed for wild habitat, millions of wild animals raised and settled, long list of species saved[...]