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Recipes: Miss SA finalists share their winter delights

Noluthando Ngcakani -
As the Top 30 Miss South Africa 2021 hopefuls await crowning, they got busy in the kitchen, cooking up some of their favourite meals.
Weird & Wonderful

Plant-based vegan leather options now outshine pleather

Lucinda Dordley -
A big conversation surrounding non-animal leathers has started in the sustainable fashion community. In recent years, the vegan leather market has expanded beyond just pleather (or plastic-based leather alternatives) and now encompasses a variety of materials.
Liewe Lulu

Beef farmer: I am caught in the middle of my child’s separation

Noluthando Ngcakani -
This beef farmer is struggling with an adult daughter who is pouting like a child and an ex son-in-law renting land.
Hospitality

Boyhood dreams now reality for KZN executive chef

Noluthando Ngcakani -
As a young boy, chef Zacharia Maseko was told that the kitchen is no place for a man. So, he flipped the script and became an executive chef.
Dinner Recipes

Recipe: Thai chicken and prawn curry

Noluthando Ngcakani -
Longing for a bit of Southeast Asian travel? Chef Zacharia Maseko shares his Thai curry recipe to give you a taste of the East.
Liewe Lulu

Hayi suka! A pig farmer who fears women?

Noluthando Ngcakani -
This Northern Cape pig farmer thinks he's afraid of women, but your favourite Agri Agony Aunt knows he's actually afraid of rejection.
Mzansi Flavour

Chef Khosi made a promise that created a thriving business

Refilwe Mekoa -
Eight years ago, Khosi Mpiti (39) made a vow to himself, following the passing of his mother. To live out her legacy, he would finally become a qualified chef living their shared cooking dream in the professional kitchen.
Dinner Recipes

Recipe: Khosi’s oxtail with mash and sweet corn

Noluthando Ngcakani -
Warm up with Khosi Mpiti’s recipe for a tasty oxtail with mash that will have you reaching for the spoon again and again.
Celebrity Chef

LesDaChef: Mzansi mourns king of mogodu and ledombolo

Lucinda Dordley -
Tributes are pouring in from across the country after the chef, author and television personality Lesego “LesDaChef” Semenya passed away after battling Covid-19. He was 39.
Liewe Lulu

Potato farmer: Messy boots upset my neat-freak girlfriend

Noluthando Ngcakani -
This potato farmer's partner is very neat and tidy, but his muddy boots are driving a wedge between them. Is he too messy or is she too much?
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Young kitchen entrepreneur Siphesile Mhlongo (15) created a thriving food business in Durban after she was bullied. Photo: Supplied/Health For Mzansi
Inspiration

From bullied teen to 15-year-old kitchen entrepreneur

Vuyile Madwantsi -
Siphesile Mhlongo (15) from KwaZulu-Natal may not be old enough to drive or attend culinary school yet, this has not stopped her from starting her own food business.
Recipes

Recipe: Sippy’s strawberry shake

Noluthando Ngcakani -
Siphesile Mhlongo is only 15, but she's already running her own business, teaching other teens to cook.
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Farmer's Inside Track

Chicken farm guide: Tips on chicken feed

Dona Van Eeden -
Farming with chickens is relatively cheap compared to other farming options. One of your biggest expenses will be chicken feed, so you need to know exactly how to minimise food wastage and spoilage in order to keep your costs down.
Most of the 101 African swine fever outbreaks recorded since April 2019 were in the Western Cape and Gauteng. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi
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African swine fever tips for small-scale pig farmers

Duncan Masiwa -
African swine fever is no child’s play. It can literally destroy pig farmers overnight. Currently, Mzansi has at least 52 outbreaks across the country. An expert has top tips on biosecurity measures.
farm dwellers: Tabitha Mohape, who is 75, said she has been living at Bapsfontein farm since 1970. Photos: Kimberly Mutandiro
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Farm dwellers, farmers clash with government over land

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Farm dwellers, whose families have lived on Bapsfontein Farm (portion 5 of Varkfontein) near Bronkhorstspruit since 1954, have taken control of 160 of its 222 hectares, claiming that they are the rightful beneficiaries of the land.

Food For Mzansi is an initiative to introduce South Africans to the unsung heroes of the agricultural industry. We unashamedly share success stories and good news from the farms and agri-businesses who feed South Africa. We believe in the power of agriculture to promote nation building and social cohesion by telling stories that are often overlooked by broader society.

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