"drought"
in Media Briefings
64 matches
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22 Apr 2010
Social Development: Minister's Budget Speech
Media briefing
... insecurity is the condition of the poor. Flood, drought or disease affecting people or livestock can destroy ...
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22 May 2018
Minister of Finance Budget Speech
Media briefing
... The February Budget set aside R6 billion for drought relief and public infrastructure – some of which ...
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25 May 2017
Minister of Economic Development Budget Speech
Media briefing
... a difficult time, when we faced a significant drought, weak economic performance in the rest of the continent ...
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13 Feb 2020
President Cyril Ramaphosa: 2020 State of the Nation Address (SONA)
Media briefing
... we have developed drought mitigation strategies that focus on developing drought resistant seeds, planting ... land can be allocated to them. Because of the drought in many parts of the country, farmers lost crops ...
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03 May 2016
Minister of Environmental Affairs Budget Speech & responses by DA and IFP
Media briefing
... models were consistent in their projections of the drought that has gripped our country. In November last ...
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13 May 2015
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry And Fisheries Budget Speech & responses by ANC, DA and IFP
Media briefing
... which will boost production and trade, is the Drought Tolerant Maize cultivar which was launched by the ... December 2014. This maize cultivar is 20% more drought tolerant than any cultivar available on the market ...
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16 Jul 2019
Minister of Human Settlements, Water and Sanitation Budget Speech (Water and Sanitation)
Media briefing
... second day. We have just emerged from a four year drought that has caused a great deal of distress in Cape ...
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10 May 2016
Minister of Transport Budget Vote speech
Media briefing
... the Ports Regulator South Africa. In support of drought relief and its impact on food prices, maize cargo ...
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16 May 2018
Minister of Environmental Affairs Budget Speech
Media briefing
... flooding in some parts of the country to devastating drought in other parts, tells us that climate change has ...
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20 Apr 2016
Minister of Trade and Industry Budget speech & responses by ANC, DA and IFP
Media briefing
... challenges related to electricity and the ongoing drought. We are also aware that South Africa is not alone ...
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21 May 2008
Agriculture and Land Affairs: Minister's Budget Speech
Media briefing
... to stem rust virus infection and resistant to drought. This is a step in the right direction towards ...
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04 May 2016
Minister of Social Development Budget Speech & response by DA
Media briefing
... Chairperson, given the increase in food prices, the drought and the weak economy and a call for belt-tightening ...
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12 Apr 2010
Minister for Agriculture, Forestry & Fisheries Media Briefing before Budget Speech
Media briefing
... very severe instances of drought. As part of Disaster Management and Drought Relief we are intensifying ... Cape and Eastern Cape now, which have been hit by drought. Journalist: (speaking off the mic) Minister ...
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14 Apr 2010
Water Affairs: Minister's Budget Speech
Media briefing
... because of the unavailability of river water due to drought. The desalination initiative attracted greater ... proximity to the sea. But with the prevailing drought, now worse than any in the past one hundred and ...
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01 Feb 2017
PMG Review of Parliament 2016
Media briefing
... pressing issues, including the national minimum wage, drought, performance of SOEs, jobs and the economy, women’s ...
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20 May 2022
Minister in the Presidency (DPME) Budget Speech, responses by DA, ACDP, IFP
Media briefing
... country such as the July 2021 unrest, floods and drought in the KwaZulu Natal, Eastern Cape and North West ...
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25 May 2017
Minister of Environmental Affairs Budget Speech
Media briefing
... ensure that drought risk management issues are adequately addressed to enhance resilience to drought. The Department ... land degradation and to mitigate the effects of drought for South Africa and developed a new NAP for the ...
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16 Feb 2018
President Cyril Ramaphosa: 2018 State of the Nation Address
Media briefing
... social services and agricultural production. The drought situation in the Western Cape, Eastern Cape and ... remains gripped by one of the most devastating droughts in a century, which has severely impacted our ...
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16 Feb 2016
Community and Human Development Cluster briefing
Media briefing
... our best to respond to the encroachment of the drought that is affecting both humans and livestock in ...
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21 Apr 2016
Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Budget speech & responses by ANC, DA & IFP
Media briefing
... implemented to help drought affected farmers. Government’s support to agriculture during this drought period is ... Fetsa Tlala production season due to drought. The impact of drought has adversely affected the basic food ...