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Fight fatigue with these high energy foods

Andrea Du Plessis -
Feeling tired has become very common in the hectic pace of the pressurized lives we lead. Time to dig around in your vegetable garden...
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Will the wine industry’s Pastor Lukau please stand up?

Heinrich Bothman -
Funny, isn’t it, how one of my all-time favourite films, Pulp Fiction, has so much in common with wine. Gen Z might never have...
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Send us, Mr Ramaphosa, a new generation of farmers

Staff Reporter -
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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Opportunities abound for black winemakers, but what about ownership?

Heinrich Bothman -
With the South African economy still in a tight spot, perhaps the best opportunity lies in being a disruptive winemaker with a vengeance for...
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Here’s why you really should be nuts about almonds

Andrea Du Plessis -
The “health nuts” amongst us seem to be going nuts about almonds. Seriously. A nut such as an almond really is a life-source. It provides...
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These days they call me the wine ‘farm’acist

Heinrich Bothman -
The name is Bothman. Heinrich Bothman. It’s corny, right, but I’ve always dreamed about using this line since I first got introduced to the...
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To be a young black farmer in Mzansi

Mnqobi Ngubane -
A new sense of urgency has entered South Africa’s land reform process after the country’s parliament took a resolution to amend the constitution to effect land...
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An outbreak of African Horse Sickness was detected in the Western Cape, prompting veterinary services to establish an outbreak-control area. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi
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African horse sickness strikes Western Cape farm

Lucinda Dordley -
After five suspected cases of African horse sickness (AHS) were detected on a Cederberg farm, the Western Cape government has taken emergency steps to...
Another pleasant autumn weekend is on the cards for most parts of South Africa. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi
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Drop it like it’s hot: Pleasant autumn weekend awaits

Staff Reporter -
If you don’t have weekend plans, you should perhaps find at least one good reason to spend some time outdoors. Another pleasant autumn weekend...
MSC South Africa confirms that the MSC Altair was originally scheduled to sail from the Far East to West Africa. However upon intervention the vessel was diverted to the Port of Ngqura to cater to the export fruit market which is “very crucial to the economy of South Africa”. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi
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Container shortage threatens SA’s bumper fruit harvests

Duncan Masiwa -
The citrus industry continues to scramble to secure enough mobile refrigerated shipping containers, known as reefer containers, in order to meet this year’s citrus...
Those who are 60 and older can now register to receive their Covid-19 vaccine. Its rollout kicks off on 17 May. Photo: Supplied/ Food for Mzansi
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Farmers and workers: How to register for Covid-19 vaccine

Lucinda Dordley -
Farmers and farmworkers who are 60 years and older can now register to receive the Covid-19 vaccine. This, after government officially opened online registrations...
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Avian influenza: Botswana bans Mzansi poultry imports

Noluthando Ngcakani -
The South African Poultry Association (SAPA) is yet to comment on the decision of Botswana to ban poultry products from Mzansi after an outbreak...

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