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Unemployed Philippi youth obtain agri certificates

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The City of Cape Town's Agri-Planner training programme has made it possible for 33 youths from disadvantaged backgrounds in Philippi to receive agricultural training...
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‘Start now, start small and grow gradually,’ says self-taught agripreneur

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 With a little bit of creativity, social media savvy, and a can-do spirit, anything is possible. The 27-year-old Cape Town agripreneur Ncumisa Mkabile has...
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4 things happening in SA agri today, 3 August 2020

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Setting the tone for a new week on Mzansi’s agricultural calendar is the rare chance for wine lovers to bid on priceless wine treasures...
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R63 million investment to create major opportunities for food talent

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The V&A Waterfront in Cape Town is pushing ahead with a ground-breaking plan to develop a visionary and local food community incubator starring South...
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Didiza mourns loss of ‘two of agriculture’s brightest minds’

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Thoko Didiza, the minister of agriculture, land reform and rural development, has paid tribute to two well-known agricultural leaders, doctors Mandla Buthelezi and Mnqobi...
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Tobacco alliance doubts validity of IMF ’emergency loan’

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The South African Tobacco Transformation Alliance (SATTA) is the latest to rubbish government’s hasty loan of approximately R70 billion in emergency support from the...
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LISTEN: New episode of Mzansi’s favourite agri podcast

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Mzansi’s favourite agriculture podcast brings you yet another inspirational episode. Episode 37 of Farmer's Inside Track is now on Spotify, Apple Podcasts, and Google...
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BREAKING: Agri SA slams latest statistics on farm attacks

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The agricultural sector was taken aback this morning by the official statistics for farm attacks released by police minister Bheki Cele and Stats SA....
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Farm worker pleads: ‘Help, I have a family to feed’

Sinesipho Tom -
Among the casualties of the covid-19 alcohol sales ban are the faceless farm workers. For many years – long before the pandemic hit –...
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Six things happening in SA agriculture today, 31 July 2020

Duncan Masiwa -
Oh yes, it’s Friday! Today Food For Mzansi serves you a helping of comforting news to carry you into the weekend. High up on...
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AgriSETA Learner Connect: Meet a fish farmer

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Leslie Ter Morshuizen (52) has always been passionate about fish. In fact, he was breeding goldfish and tilapia as a young boy on their...
Pictured from left are Dr Boitshoko Ntshabele, new interim chairperson of Onderstepoort Biological Products and Dr Manishree Jugmohan-Naidu, new Onderstepoort Biological Products board member. Photo: Supplied.
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Didiza appoints interim board for troubled state veterinary company

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The minister of agriculture, land reform and rural development, Thoko Didiza, has appointed a new interim board for Onderstepoort Biological Products (OBP) and ordered...
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Hurry up, journalism programme for aspiring writers still open

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Do you live in the Free State, KwaZulu-Natal or the Western Cape? Then there might still be a spot for you to join an...
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Covid-19 ‘put black female representation in restaurants on the back burner’

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In a world where professional kitchens have long been dominated by white males, Dr Anna Trapido believes that it is about high time that...
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RECIPE: Sorghum flapjacks

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Food anthropologist, author, chef and commentator Dr Anna Trapido is not a fan of quinoa, as widely touted as it is. When it comes...

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