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Wild camels a godsend for drought-stricken Kalahari farmer

Dawn Noemdoe -
A caravan of wild camels once used by the mounted police to patrol the Kalahari region in the 1950’s was a sheep farmer’s answer...
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Food Trends

The world’s first ever dairy alternative made with insect larvae created in Mzansi

Dawn Noemdoe -
Strange as it may seem, the world’s first-ever dairy alternative made with insect larvae is trending in Mzansi. EntoMilk is a leading dairy substitute made...
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Food Facts

What’s in my juice?

Dawn Noemdoe -
A juice box for lunch, a fruity drink at dinner or even an entire meal replacement for breakfast is how most people consume juice...
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Breakfast Recipes

There is power in food to unite Mzansi

Chantélle Hartebeest -
“I learnt early on that food unites people and we can learn so much from each other’s culture through tasting it.” So says Ulla Pakendorf-Loubser,...
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Food & Health

RECIPES: Flavourful Flu Shots

Andrea Du Plessis -
Getting ready to defend yourself from the flu this winter? Try these dietary flu “shots”, a mixture of immune-boosting ingredients in a shot-glass. They...
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Celebrity Chef

The Lazy Makoti decided to cook instead of farm…

Chantélle Hartebeest -
Mogau Seshoene, also known as The Lazy Makoti, is cooking up a storm and it is all done in celebration of South African food. Although...
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Food & Health

Cauliflower, broccoli and cabbage – one healthy green family

Chantélle Hartebeest -
Did you know that cauliflower and broccoli stem from the same family? Yip, so does kale, cabbage, brussels sprouts and even collards. They are...
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Dessert Recipes

No end in sight for SA’s love affair with potatoes

Staff Reporter -
Are potatoes South Africa’s favourite veg? It certainly seems like it, based on how inflation-proof our demand for this versatile vegetable is. Despite increases in...
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British online and in-store shoppers are simply loving Mzansi’s delicious stone fruit which is now available in many leading UK retailers. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi
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UK retailers loving Mzansi’s high-quality stone fruit

Duncan Masiwa -
British fruit lovers can now look forward to the very best of Mzansi’s peaches, nectarines and other stone fruit following a partnership agreement between...
The minister of agriculture, land reform and rural development, Thoko Didiza, will deliver the keynote address at the International Women’s Day webinar hosted by Corteva Agriscience and GIBS. Photo: GCIS/Flickr
News

Women in agriculture: Register now to attend webinar

Sinesipho Tom -
This is your last chance to register for the International Women’s Day webinar held on Monday. The event, hosted by Corteva Agriscience and the...
Last night, Interpol and SAPS announced a major Gauteng bust of fake Covid-19 vaccines. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi
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Fake Covid-19 vaccine ring busted in Gauteng

Noluthando Ngcakani -
While South Africa has seen a rapid decline in Covid-19 infections in the last few weeks, people remain desperate for a vaccine. Last night,...
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Farmer's Inside Track

Farming podcast: Agriculture is our solution

Dona Van Eeden -
In the South African National Budget Review for 2021, it was revealed that government’s recovery plan focuses on raising the economy’s long-term growth rate...
Lifestyle

Home food garden: What to plant in March

Noluthando Ngcakani -
Yes, we know, organic vegetable gardening in your own home food garden is an activity that can be challenging. But it is really the...

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