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Hustling granny produces sweet township rosé

Duncan Masiwa -
There is more to South African townships than meets the eye. Despite the countless pitfalls of township life, there are magnificent things happening every...
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Agribusiness

Young farmers didn’t take no for an answer

Duncan Masiwa -
The popular expression “two heads are better than one” definitely has some truth to it, but sometimes two heads just aren’t enough. A group...
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Court judgment to restore farm dwellers’ dignity

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The recent high court judgment declaring that three municipalities in Pietermaritzburg must provide water, sanitation and waste collection on farms has been hailed as...

Ambitious military veteran found his future in agriculture

Editors Choice Chantélle Hartebeest -
Having dedicated 10 years of his life to the military, Thembalihle Tobo felt that it was time to pursue other opportunities. He noticed some...

Siba sets the table for international success

Celebrity Chef Chantélle Hartebeest -
Award-winning celebrity chef Sibahle “Siba” Mtongana found her love for food in her mother’s kitchen. As a wife, mother of four, businesswoman, author and...

‘Garden detention’ sparks learners’ interest in food gardening

Editors Choice Chantélle Hartebeest -
At the foot of the scenic Tsitsikamma Mountains in the Eastern Cape, learners at Johan Hus Primary School intentionally misbehave to work in their...

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Sports can change lives, says award-winning chef

Chantélle Hartebeest -
Multi award-winning Mzansi chef David Higgs says his recipe for success is working diligently and consistently. Higgs launched his own cooking school and catering...
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Dinner Recipes

RECIPE: David Higgs’ fishcakes served with chutney and parsley mayonnaise

Chantélle Hartebeest -
David Higgs comes from humble beginnings and he has gradually climbed the culinary ladder to become a well-respected chef in Mzansi. The 49-year-old restaurateur...
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RECIPE: Boerewors Bobotie

Easy Recipes Chantélle Hartebeest -
Celebrity chef Sibahle “Siba” Mtongana has a natural charm when it comes to food. Her warm personality adds elegance to the dishes she prepares....

From waiter to celebrity chef

Celebrity Chef Chantélle Hartebeest -
Pete Goffe-Wood, widely known as Mzansi’s Kitchen Cowboy, started his brilliantly crafted career as a waiter 33 years ago and never looked back. Today the...

RECIPE: Pete Goffe Wood’s Grilled Dry Aged T-Bone served with rocket and charred onion salad, chips and masala butter

Dinner Recipes Chantélle Hartebeest -
Celebrity chef Pete Goffe-Wood says it is important for chefs to travel the world to explore diverse foods and flavours. The 54-year-old restaurateur has...

Magazine legend Dorah Sitole is still cooking

African Food Chantélle Hartebeest -
“I cook to keep our food culture alive,” says 66-year-old Dorah Sitole. The former editor of True Love magazine believes her food will perish...

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Youth-led farmers’ indaba kicks off in Sasolburg

Noluthando Ngcakani -
Farmers and agricultural experts are convening in Sasolburg in the Free State for the first-ever ANAT (Amara Neema Agritech) Farmers' Indaba this morning. The...
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Lifeline for new farmers and agripreneurs launched

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We celebrate our first birthday… by bearing twins!

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VKB celebrates 100 years by planting trees at schools

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New Limpopo agri worker soccer team showcases rural talent

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Former waitress becomes a successful chef

Chantélle Hartebeest -
Unaty Daniel has chased a number of careers, but in the end it was food and cooking that stole her heart. The 37-year-old from...
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RECIPE: Slow Cooked Tripe

African Food Chantélle Hartebeest -
In 2016 Vanessa Dossi, a 28-year-old digital marketer and self-taught cook, turned her food blog into a lucrative business and she hasn’t looked back....

Cook Ella Mthethwa says food stole her heart…

Food & Health Chantélle Hartebeest -
Ella Gqinekile Mthethwa swapped her love for plants to pursue her dreams of becoming a culinary queen. Today she runs her own catering company...

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Chef Liziwe Matloha shares her recipe for success

Chantélle Hartebeest -
Chef Liziwe Matloha’s desire to be the best in everything she does is her recipe for success. This drive has served her well, leading...
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Potatoes SA ensures Mzansi gets quality taters

Food & Health Chantélle Hartebeest -
In Mzansi, a home cooked Sunday lunch is nothing without a deep fried or oven baked potato. Our nourishing local spuds are believed to...

Only a farm girl can cook meatballs like Chef Naledi

Mzansi Flavour Chantélle Hartebeest -
Naledi Toona, better known as Chef Naledi, has set the bar high with everything she does. She is not only an entrepreneur, but also...

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Mr Price commits R30 mil. more to small-scale farmers at historic Cotton SA indaba

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Clothing retailer Mr Price Group moments ago announced that they will be spending an additional R30 million on the development and support of small-scale...
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Food & Health

Taking the lack out of lactose intolerance

Simphiwe Zondani -
A simple bowl of cereal, pies, ice-cream, mac and cheese and umphokoqo. What do all these diverse foods have in common? They all have...
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PODCAST: Agriworker’s son now drives the bakkie and owns the farm

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For many farmers, their work is a labour of love. For Whernit Dirks, co-owner of Genadeshoop Boerdery near Piketberg in the Western Cape, nothing...
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Olive oil master Francois Cilliers wins Western Cape Prestige Agri Award

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Coming from a long lineage of agriworkers who tilled and toiled the land in Breede Valley region, Francois Cilliers always thought that he would...
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Youth-led farmers’ indaba kicks off in Sasolburg

Noluthando Ngcakani -
Farmers and agricultural experts are convening in Sasolburg in the Free State for the first-ever ANAT (Amara Neema Agritech) Farmers' Indaba this morning. The...
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Food for Thought

Springbok hero worship ‘leads to a revision of our history’

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My father, the late prof. Jakes Gerwel, was one of ten children of John and Sarah Gerwel, farmworkers and sharecroppers in what is now...
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African Food

Don’t let closed doors stop you, says young farmer

Duncan Masiwa -
Karabo Rampete’s name could be a synonym for perseverance. After being diagnosed with a liver disease, this feisty 32-year-old refused to sit back and...
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Farmer's Inside Track

New weekly podcast lets you learn from the best in agri

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In another record-setting first for South Africa’s agricultural media, Food For Mzansi today releases the first episode of its Farmer’s Inside Track podcast series...
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Lifeline for new farmers and agripreneurs launched

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Food For Mzansi today lifts the veil on Farmer’s Inside Track, an exclusive platform for up-and-coming farmers and new entrants into agri-businesses who are...
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We celebrate our first birthday… by bearing twins!

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Today Food For Mzansi turns one. But, unlike one-year-old humans, we aren’t celebrating our first birthday with a theme party, fizzy drinks and party...
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Farming is spiritual, says award-winning agriculturist

Movers and Shakers Chantélle Hartebeest -
Whatever you wear, eat or use has agricultural roots, says 28-year-old award-winning farmer Thato Moagi, the Managing Director of Legae La Banareng Farms in Modimolle,...
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Businessman turned farmer is building generational wealth

Entrepreneurs Funiwe Ngwenya -
Tsabello Mapupa (46) watches his livestock with disbelief as it comes out of the kraal. “l can’t believe these are mine. I wake up...
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Send us, Mr Ramaphosa, a new generation of farmers

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A 17-year-old aspiring farmer from Tzaneen in Limpopo has heeded Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa’s “Thuma Mina” call, pledging his support to build a better South...
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From fruit hawker to award-winning lemon farmer

Commercial Farmer Dawn Noemdoe -
Wayne Mansfield (33), winner of the 2018 Western Cape New Entrant to Commercial Agriculture Award, is one of those overnight successes that was preceded...
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