ARTICLES RELATING TO TINA JOEMAT-PETTERSSON

Hawks investigate R800m ship contract

2013-05-17 11:45

Hawks officers have visited the ship management company, Smit Amandla Marine, in connection with an investigation into an R800m management contract, a report says.

Company bosses: No fishing crisis

2013-03-21 13:09

Major fishing company bosses described a meeting with Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson as a watershed moment.

Case against animal Act to be heard

2013-03-18 22:24

The Constitutional Court will hear an application for confirmation of a constitutional invalidity order of certain provisions of the Performing Animals Protection Act.

DA urges action on farm job cuts

2013-03-08 15:21

SA needs a strategy to curb job losses in the agricultural sector, especially in the wake of farmers wanting to employ foreigners, the Democratic Alliance says.

Minister welcomes R6.2bn for small farms

2013-02-27 20:56

Support measures for smallholder farmers and fisheries projects announced in the budget were welcomed by Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson.

Joemat-Pettersson in contempt - DA

2013-01-23 21:42

Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson has again flouted the rule of law by failing to comply with a high court order, DA MP Annette Steyn says.

R65m spent to spruce up ministers' homes

2013-01-19 23:21
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The public works department spent nearly R65m renovating the homes of ministers and deputy ministers in the 2011-2012 financial year, the Sunday Times reports.

Dept provides aid for Cape farmworkers

2012-12-12 18:53

Western Cape farmworkers have received food and other aid after calls by Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson, her office says.

DA gives Zuma an F - again

2012-12-06 14:37
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The DA has given President Jacob Zuma an F again this year, with Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson at the bottom of the class.

Zuma protecting Joemat-Pettersson - DA

2012-12-03 13:27
133 comments

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson is guilty of violating the executive ethics code and is getting away with it, the DA says.

Joemat-Pettersson rejects spending claims

2012-11-27 22:42

Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson has rejected claims that she wasted taxpayers' money, following findings by Public Protector Thuli Madonsela.

Flights: Minister violated ethics code

2012-11-26 17:15
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President Jacob Zuma should consider reprimanding Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson for violating the executive ethics code, Public Protector Thuli Madonsela says.

Minister: Farms monitoring a challenge

2012-11-26 10:08

Civil society, non-governmental organisations and unions have a role to play in making sure farmworkers' rights are upheld, says minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson.

Farmworkers force govt's hand on wages

2012-11-14 22:19
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Western Cape farmworkers have forced the government's hand by agreeing to suspend their protests on the condition that their R70 a day minimum wage be renegotiated.

Western Cape farm strike suspended

2012-11-14 18:35
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Western Cape farmworkers will suspend their protests over wages and living conditions for two weeks, Acting Labour Minister Angie Motshekga says.

Zille calls for SANDF to curb protests

2012-11-14 12:12
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Western Cape Premier Helen Zille has called for SANDF members to be called into the Hex River valley where violent protests are ongoing as police are "stretched thin".

Farm wages: Joemat-Pettersson to meet Zuma

2012-11-14 09:03
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Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson is expected to meet President Jacob Zuma to get his support for higher wages for farmworkers.

Minister to intervene in violence-hit farm areas

2012-11-13 15:14
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Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson is on her way to the Hex River Valley in the Western Cape to address table grape farmers and workers.

Minister won't meet W Cape farm wokers

2012-11-10 14:13

Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson's office says she will not be meeting with farm workers in De Doorns, where protesting workers set fire to vineyards.

Ministers skip NCOP imbizo

2012-11-07 17:08

Four Cabinet ministers failed to attend an imbizo in De Aar in the Northern Cape, because of prior arrangements or unforeseen circumstances, their offices said on Wednesday.

Minister: SA households' food insecure

2012-10-23 18:00

South Africa is over-dependent on markets and retailers for its food needs, says Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson.

Pettersson: Uplift small farmers

2012-10-22 17:02

Small farmers need upliftment to become commercially more viable, says Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson.

DA wants Joemat-Pettersson out

2012-10-08 17:39

Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson should be dismissed after 51% of her department's planned targets were not achieved, the DA says.

Marine patrol vessels yet to set sail

2012-08-17 11:56

State marine patrol vessels will only set sail by October after being berthed at Simon's Town since the navy took over operational control of them in April, says Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson.

Mulder blows R500 000 on flights

2012-08-01 14:31
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Deputy Minister Pieter Mulder spent nearly R500 000 on flights over 22 months, but his spokesperson says despite trying save money, Mulder is obligated to use a specific contracted travel agent.

 

ANC miffed at 'attack' on Joemat-Pettersson

2013-04-17 22:04
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A research paper that finds responsibility for fisheries management is "in the wrong hands" has drawn criticism from the ANC, which claims it is an attack on the integrity of Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson.

Fisheries vessels out soon

2013-03-20 21:52

The state's research and patrol vessels will be out at sea by the end of April, a senior fisheries department official says.

Act against Joemat-Pettersson - DA

2013-03-13 17:56
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The Democratic Alliance is to ask President Jacob Zuma to take "firmer" action against Agriculture, Forestry, and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson.

Minister vows to tackle food insecurity

2013-03-05 19:07

Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson says her department will ensure that it produces enough food to curb household food insecurity.

Law to bar foreign ownership of SA farms

2013-02-12 22:29
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Foreigners will not be able to own land in South Africa once the government’s land policy is passed into law, says Land Reform Minister Gugile Nkwinti.

Nxesi asked to explain 'obscene' spending

2013-01-20 16:33
94 comments

Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi must explain how R65m was spent renovating ministers' houses, the DA has said, calling the expenditure "obscene".

Loyalists not rewarded - Mantashe

2013-01-18 22:40
166 comments

ANC secretary-general Gwede Mantashe says no ANC member has been elected to a position of leadership because of loyalty to President Jacob Zuma.

Minister unapologetic over remarks

2012-12-10 22:17
116 comments

Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson remains unapologetic about controversial remarks she made to striking Western Cape farmworkers.

Minister: Farm wage talks a stop-gap

2012-12-05 18:05

Farm-to-farm pay talks are a "stop-gap measure" to restore peace until sectoral wage talks in March, Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson says.

Public works wants findings 'clarified'

2012-11-28 16:40

Public Works Minister Thulas Nxesi plans to meet the public protector to "clarify" findings in a report relating to the accommodation of Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson.

DA unhappy over rock lobsters

2012-11-26 19:37

The department of fisheries' decision not to cut the West Coast rock lobster quota, have placed both the species and livelihoods at risk, the DA warns.

Farmworker protests historic - minister

2012-11-26 11:39

Recent farmworker protests over poor labour conditions have changed South Africa's history, as we can no longer deny the challenges facing us, Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson says.

No instability in SA, Zuma maintains

2012-11-15 20:41
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The country is not facing instability as a result of violent wildcat strikes over the past few months, President Jacob Zuma says.

Minister: Farm strikes suspended

2012-11-14 18:44

Western Cape farmworkers will suspend their protests over wages and living conditions for two weeks, says Acting Labour Minister Angie Motshekga.

Zille warns of anarchy

2012-11-14 15:18
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Western Cape Premier Helen Zille has warned that the province is heading towards anarchy as farmworker protests continue.

De Doorns calm - police

2012-11-14 11:33

No violence occurred overnight in the farming community of De Doorns and the situation is being monitored by police.

Joemat-Pettersson urges end to violence

2012-11-14 07:25

Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson has called for an end to the violence in the De Doorns area, where workers are on strike in demand of better pay and working conditions.

Farmworker commission on the cards

2012-11-13 08:49

As wage protests escalate, Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson is to ask the labour department to relook minimum wages for farm workers.

Minister calls meeting on farming disputes

2012-11-09 23:11

Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson has called a meeting to seek a solution to labour disputes on farms in the Western Cape, her office says.

Fisheries fleet in Parliament spotlight

2012-11-06 17:37

The state of the fisheries marine research ship RS Africana has come under scrutiny at Parliament after it was towed into Simon's Town, with water in its fuel.

Joemat-Pettersson: Zuma a man of depth

2012-10-23 07:39
168 comments

President Jacob Zuma is a man of depth and the father of the nation, says Minister of Agriculture, Forestry and Fisheries Tina Joemat-Pettersson.

Minister denies R800m 'Zumaville' donation

2012-10-09 16:23
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The agriculture department has no plans to donate R800m to the Nkandla development project, Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson says.

Trees, veggie gardens for Arbor week

2012-09-01 21:08

Trees and vegetable gardens have been planted by the department of agriculture and the Northern Cape department of rural development in Platfontein, outside Kimberley, to mark the start of Arbor week.

Perlemoen poaching war escalates

2012-08-01 18:26

Poaching syndicates have penetrated the department of fisheries, corrupting some officials, Fisheries Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson has revealed.

Minister: No land reform pandemonium

2012-06-28 21:41

The ANC must not create "pandemonium" among business and the public over land reform, Agriculture Minister Tina Joemat-Pettersson says.

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