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From selling fish and chips to running two farming enterprises

Duncan Masiwa -
When 24-year-old Njabulo Mbokane did her final year at Carolina Academic school in 2013, she had no idea what career path she would follow....
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Celebrity Chef

Jozi chef is living out his wildest food dreams

Noluthando Ngcakani -
“Barack Obama and Oprah Winfrey ate my chakalaka!”  Umjita wa se Kasi (Kasi boy) turned gourmet chef, Katlego Sebastian Mlambo still has to pinch himself when he recalls serving former US president Barack Obama and legendary American talk show host and television producer - Oprah Winfrey an...
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Indigenous vegetables ‘are not poor people’s food’

Editors Choice Duncan Masiwa -
Qinisani Qwabe grew up in a small rural community called eSihuzu in northern KwaZulu-Natal. He was raised by his grandparents and he fondly remembers...

Electrical engineer finds solace in her kitchen and home garden

Editors Choice Noluthando Ngcakani -
Finding solace in gardening never crossed Leshoto Thooe’s mind until she decided to get her hands dirty. To relax from her budding career as an electrical engineer, the 34-year-old spends her downtime cooking and gardening.   RECIPE: Herb-encrusted...

25-year-old farmer says there can be success after failing matric

Editors Choice Duncan Masiwa -
Ask any teenager and they’ll tell you: failing your matric exams could easily be perceived as the worst thing to ever happen. But for...

‘Farming brothers’ breaking stereotypes

Editors Choice Noluthando Ngcakani -
It’s true that you can’t choose your family, but these three Mzansi farmers beg to differ.  Brothers Buchule Jack and Buzwe Pama run a successful farming business in the Free State alongside their friend...

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Dessert Recipes

RECIPE: Carrot Cake

Chantélle Hartebeest -
Chef Nonjabulo Nzuza never considered a career in the culinary industry. She was dead set on becoming an electrical engineer, but dropped out when...
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Food & Health

Variety of milk options leave SA spoilt for choice

Dawn Noemdoe -
Choosing an everyday grocery essential like milk is not always the easiest thing to do. South Africans are really spoilt for choice, whether we...
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RECIPE: Potato and Aubergine Pie

Dinner Recipes 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...

Hip chef Keanon Michaels wants to train and empower other young chefs

Mzansi Flavour Chantélle Hartebeest -
Keanon Michaels is hip and happening. The Capetonian is a chef, surfer and an enthusiastic dancer. It was this active life – and the...

Traditional food ‘has a story to tell’

Chef School Chantélle Hartebeest -
Chef Farzana Alvarado believes that every traditional dish has a rich history with a story to tell “about its origin, how it’s prepared and...

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...

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MZANSI RECIPES

Easy Recipes

RECIPE: Chef Hennie’s British piccalilli

Noluthando Ngcakani -
Head chef of Spier Farm Café, Hennie Nel, is not a fan of fancy, fussy cooking. In fact, the chef believes that the secret to a great meal is honest, authentic and unpretentious...
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RECIPE: Lesotho trout pappardelle

Dinner Recipes Noluthando Ngcakani -
Meals with pasta are traditionally served big, packed with loads of flavour and will always leave you begging for more. No Rules Cafeteria head chef Khanya Mzongwana promises her grilled Lesotho trout pappardelle is a family dinnertime pleaser.  Made with love and a beautiful balance...

RECIPE: South African peppermint crisp tart

Dessert Recipes Noluthando Ngcakani -
The South African peppermint crisp tart oozes nostalgia with every bite. It most likely jostles with malva pudding and lekker melktert (milk tart) as an all-time favourite Mzansi delicacy. Foodie and self-published cookbook author of Treet Yourself, Reezwanah Seedat, shares her secrets for the...

MZANSI FLAVOUR

Mzansi Flavour

Care and passion the secret to creating delectable dishes

Noluthando Ngcakani -
The key ingredients to creating mouth-watering dishes are not readily available in any supermarket, believes resident Spier Farm Café head chef Hennie Nel (35). Instead it takes “care and passion,” he says. “Those two things are key to making a dish...
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Good food has the ability to heal the mind, says food stylist

Foodie Noluthando Ngcakani -
Khanya Mzongwana has her fingers in many pies. The 30-year-old food stylist develops recipes for Woolworths TASTE Magazine  and Times Live and she’s a brand ambassador for Devil's Peak Beer.   She uses her innovative food brain to create dishes for the new kid on the culinary block, No Rules...

Sons inspire Mommy food blogger

Mzansi Flavour Noluthando Ngcakani -
Self-published cookbook author Reezwanah Seedat draws inspiration for her food blog, Treetz by Reez, from her four energetic sons. The 35-year-old admits that feeding her big family can be daunting, but once she discovered creative ways to keep their growling tummies happy the foodie within her was born.   “I’ve...

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Free State MEC for agriculture and rural development William Bulwane has stressed the importance of remaining vigilant and ensuring that the protection of agri-workers...
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Care and passion the secret to creating delectable dishes

Noluthando Ngcakani -
The key ingredients to creating mouth-watering dishes are not readily available in any supermarket, believes resident Spier Farm Café head chef Hennie Nel (35). Instead it takes “care and passion,” he says. “Those two things are key to making a dish...
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RECIPE: Chef Hennie’s British piccalilli

Noluthando Ngcakani -
Head chef of Spier Farm Café, Hennie Nel, is not a fan of fancy, fussy cooking. In fact, the chef believes that the secret to a great meal is honest, authentic and unpretentious...
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#AloneTogether: Rural farmer ‘will not risk workers’ safety for money’

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When word got out that farmers and their workers were exempted from the 21-day coronavirus lockdown, Mzansi’s agriculturists started fearing for their lives. On the...
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He’s only 19, but already a successful livestock farmer

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“Farming is in me, it runs in my blood and my veins. I am a farmer by birth,” confidently declares Thabo Dithakgwe (19), one...
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Motsepe announces multi-billion rand fund for black farmers

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Billionaire businessman Dr Patrice Motsepe says there are high-level discussions with, amongst others, the Motsepe Foundation and banks to launch a multi-billion rand fund...
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How a Free State farmer brought his dying land back from the brink

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Danie Slabbert (39) might look like a typical farmer, but his forbearers are probably turning in their graves questioning his unconventional farming methods. This...
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Farmers exempted from 21-day lockdown to curb Covid-19 spread

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Farmers, it’s official. You are not on lockdown. Food For Mzansi can confirm that farming and agricultural processing are considered an essential service, and...
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