AGRICULTURE NEWS - Eastern Cape Premier, Oscar Mabuyane, has called for the establishment of a provincial stock theft prevention forum by mid-October, following a meeting with the National Red Meat Producers’ Organisation (NERPO), during which the problem was highlighted.
The aim of the forum would be to create a platform where all relevant parties could engage with the South African Police Service (SAPS) to improve stock theft prevention and management efforts.
Aggrey Mahanjana, CEO of NERPO, said stock theft had been a problem in the province since time immemorial, but there had been a significant increase since the COVID-19 lockdown was instituted. This was probably due to retrenchments in the mining and other sectors, resulting in higher poverty and unemployment levels.
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