Meet The Team

Tuesday, May 5, 2026

21 GLOBAL MEDIA AWARDS

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MEET THE TEAM

Since its inception in November 2018, Food For Mzansi has won no less than 21 global media awards for its exemplary journalistic and marketing work.

WAN-IFRA, the Paris-based global organisation for the world’s press, announced Food For Mzansi as Africa’s best digital news start-up in 2019.

Furthermore, Google hand-picked the publication for its innovation challenge in Africa, Turkey and the Middle East leading to the Sinelizwi citizen journalism project.

In 2021, Food For Mzansi also received two awards at the INMA Global Media Awards.

FOUNDERS

Editor-in-chief:
Ivor Price

Strategy director:
Kobus Louwrens

EDITORIAL TEAM

Deputy Editor:
Raylentia Simmons

Head of news:
Tiisetso Manoko

Journalists:
Patricia Tembo
Vateka Halile

PRODUCT & DESIGN

Head of Product & Design:
Gareth Davies

FARMER’S INSIDE TRACK

Podcast Producer:
Meagan van der Vent

SALES & MARKETING

Business Development Associate:
Trevino Hefca

Business Development Associate:
Marileen Nell

SOCIAL MEDIA

Social Media Journalist:
Meshaan Van Wyk

Want to get in touch with Food For Mzansi?

– Editorial suggestions: info@foodformzansi.co.za
– Advertising and marketing: sales@foodformzansi.co.za
– Contact the co-founders: ivor@foodformzansi.co.za / kobus@foodformzansi.co.za

THE NEW FACE OF SOUTH AFRICAN AGRICULTURE

With 21 global awards in the first six years of its existence, Food For Mzansi is much more than an agriculture publication. It is a movement, unashamedly saluting the unsung heroes of South African agriculture. We believe in the power of agriculture to promote nation building and social cohesion by telling stories that are often overlooked by broader society.