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Cooking up a storm brings inner peace to fervent foodie

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Potato farmers are harvesting, but not all are of good quality. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

News

Not-so-great potatoes to hit South African shelves

24th May 2022

Rice-fish farming began in China and other parts of Asia. Photo: Supplied/Kembangraps

Weird & Wonderful

Rice-fish farming: The perfect pair in one place

26th May 2022

A burning passion for education and agriculture made it easy for Evelyn Fisher to fulfil her aspirations in the form of an agri academy. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

Changemakers

Starting her agri academy a lifelong dream fulfilled

Editor's Choice

A growing number of black farmers are having success in the agricultural sector but many voices say transformation has a long way to go. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

Editors Choice

Do we know if Mzansi’s AgriBEE charter is working?

by Zolani Sinxo

26th Mar 2022

South Africa’s AgriBEE charter has come under much public scrutiny since its launch almost a decade ago. Some say it is working. Others say it is not. A...

Russia-Ukraine war has dire implications for SA

Sweet success for Soweto strawberry grower

From selling amasi in the hood to supplying Woolies

Rural and proud: A muse for farmworkers’ children

The climate is changing. Can we?

Climate Change

Conference of the Parties (COP15) of the United Nations Convention to Combat Desertification (UNCCD) concludes today (Friday, 20 May). Global leaders are hoping for clear commitments on drought resilience and soil restoration before delegates head home. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

News

UN land conference: Soil, drought, gender top the talks

by Tunicia Phillips

By 2050, about 80% of the planet's land will be degraded if urgent steps are not taken. That is why all eyes will be on the UN's COP15...

Carbon credits could be major income source for farmers

Climate targets futile without agri emission reductions

Agri should be proactive in mitigating climate change

Early flood warnings: Engineering for climate change

Erratic weather: SA will be harder hit than others

Changemakers

Mapopa Gwengo is the farm manager at an Integrated Aquaculture farm. Photo: Magnificent Mndebele

PJ runs one of Africa’s top aquaponics farms

by Magnificent Mndebele

INSPIRATION: This is the inspiring story of Mapopa “PJ” Gwengo, a farm manager at Integrated Aquaculture, one of the most...

Amafemvula products are made up of shea butter, coconut oil, black seed oil, and hemp oil. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

Agripreneur 101: A skincare producer who trusts nature

by Nicole Ludolph

23rd May 2022

A young journalism graduate's life changed after walking from a car wreck alive. Her skincare range 'Amafemvula' uses raw and...

Nomathemba Langa from Brits in North West is using the skills she has learned from her father to turn her farm into a successful operation. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

Don’t harp on your problems, says proud NW pig farmer

by Tiisetso Manoko

23rd May 2022

Nomathemba Langa found her calling when she started farming with pigs. This gritty young woman has learnt to tackle the...

Fresh produce terminals in Durban packed with grapefruit. Photo: Faisal Asmal/CGA

News

Why have farmers stopped sending grapefruit to China?

by Staff Reporter

26th May 2022

Foot & Mouth Disease

Farmers attending a ministerial Imbizo held at Loskop where concerns were raised concern about the high levels of crime especially those related to the theft of livestock. Photo: Supplied/SAPS

News

Budget ‘falls hopelessly short’, say Free State farmers

by Zolani Sinxo

5th Apr 2022

Free State Agriculture's commercial manager says that MEC Thembeni Nxangisa's budget falls hopelessly short. He believes theft and biosecurity threats to especially communal herds are simply too great...

ICYMI: KZN rocked by 5-year livestock movement ban

ICYMI: Foot-and-mouth vax campaign planned for KZN

Animal health: A quick check-up with Dr Mpho Maja

Biosecurity: Ready, set, go for new ministerial task team

FMD: ‘Commodity-based trade can protect economy’

Food For Mzansi TV

From the petri dish to your table, cultured meat is coming

4th May 2021

Our relationship with meat is complex. Many of us love how it tastes, but try not to think too much...

Dawn Noemdoe chats with Doug Osler, Free State Young Farmer of the Year winner. Photo: Supplied/Food for Mzansi

We meet the new Free State Young Farmer of the Year

by Staff Reporter

20th Apr 2021

Food For Mzansi audience and engagement editor Dawn Noemdoe chats to the winner of Free State Agriculture’s Young Farmer of...

Lifestyle

Not only is cooking good for your nutrition but it also balances us, says Johannesburg foodie, Mangale Mofokeng. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

Cooking up a storm brings inner peace to fervent foodie

by Yamkela Welaphi

When talking about food and cooking, the twinkle in Mangale Mofokeng's eye is evident. Her catering business is the icing...

Try this budget friendly pap and spinach by Gauteng foodie, Mangale Mofokeng. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

Recipe: Spinach and pap team up in this smashing side

Something green and healthy added to a staple that soothes your soul is bound to be a winner. This spinach...

Chef Nelly Engelbrecht is on a mission to bring fine dining to Kimberley at the Anastasia restaurant at the Nare Boutique Hotel. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

This chef is taking fine dining in Kimberley to the top

She started her career in the food industry as a waiter, but now chef Nelly Engelbrecht is wowing diners with...

It's hard work peeling tough-skinned butternuts. To save time, buy ready-prepared butternut chunks. Try Chef Nelly Engebrecht's butternut soup. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

Recipe: Butternut soup to go absolutely nuts for

The days are getting colder and darker so why not rustle up a warm and comforting soup? Chef Nelly Engelbrecht...

FARMER'S INSIDE TRACK

Farmer's Inside Track

Farmer 101: ‘Asparagus industry needs new entrants’

Annalize Steenkamp, founder of Breaking Ground Organics; co-founder of ThinkGreen Rozayne Malyo; Vuyokazi Makapela, a director at Afrivet; and Khaya Maloney, urban agricultural entrepreneur and fouder of Afrileap. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

Farmer's Inside Track

Podcast: Health threats harm animals and food security

25th May 2022

Mzansi's asparagus market is small but fruitful. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

Farmer's Inside Track

Five essential tips for farming with asparagus

24th May 2022

Liewe Lulu

Liewe Lulu, I’m a broken-hearted farmer

15th May 2022

Liewe Lulu gives a forty-year-old something farmer some advice after the man in her life denied stealing from her before...

This farmer is strong and independent but she keeps on falling for the wrong men and feels sorry for herself. She turns to Liewe Lulu for advice. Photo: Food For Mzansi

Liewe Lulu, I’m looking for someone to love me

13th May 2022

Liewe Lulu is Food For Mzansi’s no-holds-barred agri agony aunt. While she receives many letters from across South Africa, preference is given to those who are working in the agricultural sector. Photo: Food For Mzansi

Liewe Lulu, my girlfriend is keeping secrets

13th May 2022

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Covid-19

Mzansi alcohol lovers are increasingly embracing craft beer and wine produced by black owners. Photos: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

COVID-19

‘Mzansi craves black-owned craft beer and wine’

by Staff Reporter

13th Jan 2022

Covid-19-related restrictions have ruined many craft beer and wine businesses, but it also gave birth to a new wave of...

Street traders and small scale farmers are always neglected in times of crisis and the leaders in the agriculture sector have urged government to prioritize them in future to protect our food systems. Photo: Nomfundo Xolo / GroundUp

Covid-19 support ‘misses the mark for smallholders’

17th Dec 2021

A man walks past newspaper billboards during the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) outbreak in Johannesburg. Photo: Reuters/Sumaya Hisham

What SA must do to exit pandemic state of disaster

17th Dec 2021

Mzansi Flavour

Cooking up a storm brings inner peace to fervent foodie

by Yamkela Welaphi

When talking about food and cooking, the twinkle in Mangale Mofokeng's eye is evident. Her catering business is the icing...

Recipe: Spinach and pap team up in this smashing side

This chef is taking fine dining in Kimberley to the top

Recipes

Mzansi Flavour

Recipe: Spinach and pap team up in this smashing side

Something green and healthy added to a staple that soothes your soul is bound to be a winner. This spinach...

Nondyebo Mgoboza shares her recipe for an easy moist carrot cake. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

Weather conditions in some parts of the country are affecting the quality of potatoes currently being harvested, says the industry...

Rice-fish farming: The perfect pair in one place

26th May 2022

Starting her agri academy a lifelong dream fulfilled