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Get back to the kitchen, Mzansi!

Noluthando Ngcakani -
Cooking is not time consuming, says Errieda du Toit. There is a need to break this stigma brought on by the convenience of fast...
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Editors Choice

5 reasons to eat fresh and local, if you can

Siyabonga Mngoma -
A lot seems uncertain at the moment. With the trajectory of the coronavirus pandemic in South Africa there are so many questions. Will we...
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Dairy farmer finds joy in shaping the next generation

Editors Choice Lindi Botha -
Leonard Mavhungu (40) has his work cut out for him managing three farms, four dairies, 4 000 cows-in-milk, 4 000 followers, 900ha of pasture...

Agri’s Got Talent 2020 ready to showcase more hidden voices

Editors Choice Kyran Blaauw -
When 24-year-old Nonkululeko Sambo advises you to “believe in your dreams, and do not ever limit yourself,” you can believe her. Sambo is an agri...

Keep covid-19 info to kids on a need-to-know basis, urges psychologist

Editors Choice Staff Reporter -
Sometimes a sneeze is just a sneeze, warns paediatric psychologist Dr Dane Channon in the latest episode of “Thandi and Captain Stay Safe”, Food...

Thousands lifted through innovative KZN land project

Editors Choice Sinesipho Tom -
Nokuthula Gcabashe (70) and Thulile Elsie Mzimela (63) from Mbongolwane, a small town in the green hills of King Cetshwayo District Municipality in KwaZulu-Natal,...

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COVID-19

Agri labs to help clear covid-19 testing backlog

Noluthando Ngcakani -
The agricultural sector is stepping forward to help with covid-19 testing to augment the capacity of the National Health Laboratory Services (NHLS). In order to...
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COVID-19

Covid-19: A life of shame and stigma in rural SA

Noluthando Ngcakani -
As Mzansi descends into the eye of the covid-19 storm, another “pandemic” has reared its ugly head. Those infected by the coronavirus, especially in...
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SA bleeding R4 bn due to tobacco sales ban

COVID-19 Noluthando Ngcakani -
After 119 days of the covid-19 lockdown, the ban on the sale of tobacco products has now cost the country over R4 billion in...

4 things happening in SA agri today, 24 July 2020

COVID-19 Duncan Masiwa -
Earlier this week the restaurant industry protested against the covid-19 lockdown regulations affecting livelihoods and today the entire hospitality sector is standing up against...

BREAKING: Agri SA launches billion rand food campaign

COVID-19 Noluthando Ngcakani -
Agri SA has announced the launch of a whopping R1 billion food surplus campaign, challenging both the private sector and government to gear up...

Farmers breathe a sigh of relief as covid-19 vouchers’ validity extended

COVID-19 Noluthando Ngcakani -
Smallholder farmers who have benefitted from the department of agriculture, land reform and rural development’s (DALRRD) R1.2 billion covid-19 relief fund say they can...

LIFESTYLE

Celebrity Chef

Siphokazi’s hard work transforms her into a well-known cook

Chantélle Hartebeest -
The life of Siphokazi Mdlankomo is a testament to those who believe you are never too old to reach your goals. In 2014 her...
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Dinner Recipes

RECIPE: Potato and Aubergine Pie

Chantélle Hartebeest -
Mzansi’s potato farmers ensure that we’ll never run out of potatoes, despite challenges such as climate change and political uncertainty. Potatoes SA shared this...
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RECIPE: Mpho Nogueira’s hard body chicken

Mzansi Flavour Noluthando Ngcakani -
Home cook Mpho Zitha Nogueira is making massive waves on social media with a staggering following of more than 200 000 through her business,...

Five fab herbs and how to use them

Food & Health Siyabonga Mngoma -
The importance of herbs in the diet is never emphasised enough. Herbs are not just pretty green sprinkles that make food taste good, they’re jam-packed...

Winter’s coming: Boost your immune system

Food & Health Andrea Du Plessis -
Keeping your immune system working at its best is top of mind at the moment, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Your body’s immune system...

RECIPE: Harira vegetable soup with barley and quinoa

Recipes Noluthando Ngcakani -
South African cookbook author and food stylist Dianne Bibby has travelled throughout the world. Though she has visited every nook and cranny of the...

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Recipes

RECIPE: Sorghum flapjacks

Noluthando Ngcakani -
Food anthropologist, author, chef and commentator Dr Anna Trapido is not a fan of quinoa, as widely touted as it is. When it comes...
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RECIPE: Vegan umfino with rosemary garlic mushrooms

Recipes Kyran Blaauw -
If you are looking for something nice, warm, and hearty to eat with your stew, umfino should be your go-to. Umfino is a traditional South...

RECIPE: Curried oxtail and creamy polenta

Recipes Noluthando Ngcakani -
If maize had an elite cousin its name would be polenta. Home cook Lihle Mahambehlala makes a creamy polenta with the age-old South African...

MZANSI FLAVOUR

Mzansi Flavour

Covid-19 ‘put black female representation in restaurants on the back burner’

Noluthando Ngcakani -
In a world where professional kitchens have long been dominated by white males, Dr Anna Trapido believes that it is about high time that...
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Veganism doesn’t need to break the bank, says food blogger

Mzansi Flavour Kyran Blaauw -
For some, the thought of going vegan or vegetarian leaves them in an utter frenzy. Meat is the staple of most households and while...

‘Food transports you to places you’ve never been,’ says foodie student

Mzansi Flavour Noluthando Ngcakani -
Food has the inherent ability to dissolve global borders, believes Johannesburg-based foodie and student Lihle Mahambehlala (21). She  has just about transformed the kitchen of...

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News

Cigarette Wars: Producers watch helplessly as growing season passes

Noluthando Ngcakani -
Uncertainty caused by the ban on tobacco products has forced many producers in the multibillion-rand industry to watch helplessly as their planting season passes...
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News

Liquor traders to address gender-based violence in township ‘tavern dialogues’

Duncan Masiwa -
The National Liquor Traders Council (NLTC) has announced the planned launch of the “Tavern Dialogues” on Women’s Day to combat gender-based violence and femicide...
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Mentors

AgriSETA Learner Connect: Meet a research scientist

Dawn Noemdoe -
As a city boy, Dr Igshaan Samuels (41) never imagined a career in agriculture. A keen interest in the environment led to studies in...
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Liewe Lulu

Liewe Lulu: Do I face reality or choose love?

Noluthando Ngcakani -
Happiest chap in the world, from East London in the Eastern Cape, writes… Liewe Lulu, This past year with my girlfriend has been the best year...
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News

Four things happening in SA agriculture today, 7 August 2020

Duncan Masiwa -
At the end of another week of highs and lows in South African agriculture there’s some important information on public participation and some good...
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News

AgriSETA Learner Connect: Meet a fish farmer

Staff Reporter -
Leslie Ter Morshuizen (52) has always been passionate about fish. In fact, he was breeding goldfish and tilapia as a young boy on their...
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News

Didiza appoints interim board for troubled state veterinary company

Duncan Masiwa -
The minister of agriculture, land reform and rural development, Thoko Didiza, has appointed a new interim board for Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP) and ordered...
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News

Hurry up, journalism programme for aspiring writers still open

Duncan Masiwa -
Do you live in the Free State, KwaZulu-Natal or the Western Cape? Then there might still be a spot for you to join an...
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Mzansi Flavour

Covid-19 ‘put black female representation in restaurants on the back burner’

Noluthando Ngcakani -
In a world where professional kitchens have long been dominated by white males, Dr Anna Trapido believes that it is about high time that...
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Recipes

RECIPE: Sorghum flapjacks

Noluthando Ngcakani -
Food anthropologist, author, chef and commentator Dr Anna Trapido is not a fan of quinoa, as widely touted as it is. When it comes...
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Here’s the official lockdown permit for essential services

News Staff Reporter -
This article contains a link to the official permit farmers and their workers will have to carry with them during the 21-day Covid-19 lockdown...
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‘Government didn’t help us. The farmers did!’

News Ivor Price -
It rained carrots, cauliflowers, onions, potatoes and butternuts in many poverty-stricken communities of the Western Cape this morning when three agricultural organisations joined forces...
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Mkhize taunts smokers: ‘Nicotine addiction is not essential’

COVID-19 Noluthando Ngcakani -
Health minister Dr Zweli Mkhize has once more defended government’s decision to extend the ban on the sale of tobacco products during the covid-19 lockdown ordered...
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Lockdown: SAB could dump millions of litres of beer

COVID-19 Sinesipho Tom -
South African Breweries (SAB) is set to dump 130 million litres of beer if they don’t get permission from government to transport alcohol during...
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