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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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Lorraine Mhoswa, molecular scientist intern at SciCorp Laboratories.
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AgriSETA Learner Connect: Meet a molecular scientist

Staff Reporter -
Lorraine Mhoswa (35) is a molecular science intern at SciCorp Laboratories in Pietermaritzburg. As a young scientist she believes that young South Africans should...
A vineyard near Franschhoek in the Western Cape.
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WWF partnership set to boost Mzansi’s favourite wines

Staff Reporter -
The South African wine industry's partnership with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF), the world's most recognisable name in global conservation, has the...
Pictured from left are Gaël Hili, regional director for Syngenta Seeds Africa, Dr Jeff Pettis, president of Apimondia, and Lorraine Mhoswa, molecular science intern at SciCorp Laboratories. Photo: Supplied.
News

Three things happening in SA agriculture today, 24 September 2020

Duncan Masiwa -
Happy heritage day, Mzansi! Let us toast to South Africa’s rich heritage as we spend the day recognising and celebrating our cultural wealth and...
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Mzansi Flavour

Heritage day, when we gather around fires and food

Noluthando Ngcakani -
24 September marks Heritage Day – a national holiday with one message in mind: let us celebrate our diversity as a nation and embrace...
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Recipes

RECIPE: 3 Heritage Day meat recipes

Noluthando Ngcakani -
Heritage Day, which has over time morphed into “Braai Day”, is a lot about eating. While this is not something we are complaining about...

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