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‘Hunger to succeed’ lands 21yo wine enthusiast a rare opportunity

Duncan Masiwa -
The moment when a 21-year-old describes wine as “bottled poetry”, you immediately know that it’s their passion talking. It is this exact passion that...
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Organisation is ‘guardian angel’ for small-scale farmers

Duncan Masiwa -
More than four decades ago residents from Lawaaikamp in George in the Western Cape were faced with being forcefully removed from their homes in...
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Walking the ancient livestock paths of Namaqualand

Editors Choice Clement Cupido -
The Kamiesberg Upland in Namaqualand is a place of cultural and botanical richness. In the Leliefontein communal area of this region one still finds...

From selling fish and chips to running two farming enterprises

Editors Choice 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....

Hustling granny produces sweet township rosé

Editors Choice 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...

Food is as relative as you can imagine

Editors Choice Noluthando Ngcakani -
Renowned journalist and author Harald Pakendorf has always marched to the beat of his own drum. Pakendorf says while South Africans may be different...

LIFESTYLE

Lifestyle

Back to school lunchbox ideas from a working mom

Philile Mdletshe -
Not only does Philile Mdletshe balance life as a medical doctor, wife, and a kickass mom that prepares lip-smacking meals for her family, she...
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Lifestyle

Back-to-school brain foods

Andrea Du Plessis -
The new year brings new challenges and as we head for the back to school season, it is time to focus on foods that...
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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...

RECIPE: Coffee Braised Beef Shin

Dinner Recipes Chantélle Hartebeest -
Like many other active and growing boys, Keanon Michaels had a big appetite growing up. This egged him on to cook his first egg fried...

Mpho Nogueira’s passion for flavours fuels her thriving business

Mzansi Flavour Noluthando Ngcakani -
If you told a young Mpho Nogueira that she would grow up to cook for a former head of state she would most likely...

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,...

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MZANSI RECIPES

Easy Recipes

RECIPE: Mfazana’s lekker fruity wings

Magnificent Mndebele -
The 43-year-old Zama Mbane, affectionately known as Mfazana the Village Chef, is a private chef who cooks a variety of contemporary and traditional dishes. She...
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Self-taught cook turns her food blog into a viable business

African Food Chantélle Hartebeest -
Food blogger and self-taught cook Vanessa Dossi was sceptical when her followers encouraged her to host cooking classes and cater. This nudge was just...

RECIPE: Zanele Van Zyl’s Mutton Bunny Chow

Celebrity Chef Chantélle Hartebeest -
Chef and cook book author Zanele Van Zyl hosts cooking classes across the country. She says her dishes are simple and fast to prepare....

MZANSI FLAVOUR

African Food

RECIPE: Chef Funi’s Deep Fried Tripe

Chantélle Hartebeest -
Chef Lufuno ‘Funi’ Sinthumule loves South African cuisine, although he feels that it is still underrated here in Mzansi. His prepared a traditional dish...
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Xoliswa chases her culinary dream one day at a time

Mzansi Flavour Chantélle Hartebeest -
As a 14-year-old, Xoliswa Mngqibisa started invading her mother’s kitchen with her own cooking inventions. This has given her a great advantage to build...

Chef Mbombi’s food is entwined with his Xitshonga culture

African Food Chantélle Hartebeest -
Gentle giant Mbonani Daniel Mbombi’s love for African food has crept into the hearts of many South Africans. Widely known for his traditional dishes,...

FARMERS INSIDE TRACK

Farmer’s Inside Track is supported by Food For Mzansi. Inspiration for your business and life from South Africa’s farmers and agripreneurs. Love how we salute the unsung heroes of agriculture? Why not connect with us on our social media platforms.

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Movers and Shakers

Free State farmer’s 21st birthday gift yields success

Noluthando Ngcakani -
A 26-year-old Free State farmer has managed to create a profitable business out of a mammoth piece of land he received as a gift...
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Mzansi Flavour

‘The Glam Chef’ always gets dolled up before she cooks

Chantélle Hartebeest -
Thandi Maphai believes she always needs to look her best when she cooks. Her appearance, she says, “influences the end result of her dishes”....
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Breakfast Recipes

RECIPE: The Glam Chef’s flapjacks

Staff Reporter -
Thandi Maphai believes “we eat with our eyes first” and that appearance when cooking is everything. The young chef is always glammed up and she’s widely known by many...
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Movers and Shakers

Agri Careers: Soil scientist (and agricultural maverick)

Duncan Masiwa -
If finding solutions to problems surrounding food supply and the environment is your thing, then you might want to consider a career as a...
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Agribusiness

WATCH: Lavender gives gang-ridden community a fighting chance

Noluthando Ngcakani -
This week’s video episode of Farmer’s Inside Track features Marcelle du Plessis, the co-founder of Lavender in Lavender Hill on the Cape Flats. The...
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Between the Headlines

Sweetie, do you know where your honey comes from?

Zosuliwe Kala -
Honey-lovers, did you know that we don’t have a traceability system that helps ensure the quality of what you buy? South Africans consume much...
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Farmer's Inside Track

PODCAST: Farming power couple reinvents themselves after retrenchment

Staff Reporter -
In 2004 farming couple Alan and Eugene Simons were retrenched from their jobs as agricultural workers. Grappling for ways to put food on their...
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Lifestyle

Back to school lunchbox ideas from a working mom

Philile Mdletshe -
Not only does Philile Mdletshe balance life as a medical doctor, wife, and a kickass mom that prepares lip-smacking meals for her family, she...
Read more
Lifestyle

Back-to-school brain foods

Andrea Du Plessis -
The new year brings new challenges and as we head for the back to school season, it is time to focus on foods that...
Read more
Mzansi Flavour

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

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...
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He’s only 19, but already a successful livestock farmer

Commercial Farmer Magnificent Mndebele -
“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

Agri-innovation Dawn Noemdoe -
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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‘Let us all grow big,’ says Jozi’s first Nigerian farmer

African Food Magnificent Mndebele -
Edward Wisdom (48) is originally from the southeast of Nigeria. Since coming to South Africa in 1994 he has carved out a niche for...
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