Farmers aren’t among Steenhuisen knockers - he’s “doing the business”

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A rather different picture of under-fire agriculture minister John Steenhuisen emerges in this interview with Grain SA chairman Derek Mathews. Steenhuisen has attracted considerable media criticism surrounding appointment in his new department, including from the BizNews tribe’s favourite columnist, RW Johnson.  But Mathews, a four-decade, fourth-generation farmer from Lichtenberg, says at ground level, the view is very different - Steenhuisen is regarded with great affection, proving adept at delivering concrete results for a sector that believes it has been long neglected. Mathews spoke to BizNews editor Alec Hogg.

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15 Oct 2024 11AM English South Africa Investing · Business News

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