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WATCH: Great start-up advice from woman behind Pedi tea brand

Noluthando Ngcakani -
Retang Phaahla (26), fondly known as the “the tea lady”, has created a thriving tea business with her mother Nondumiso Phaahla (56), Setsong Tea. Their tea, which pays homage to her Pedi roots, is modelled around the social upliftment of...
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Former banker champions organic food to give Mother Nature a break

Duncan Masiwa -
The toll that is taken on the environment to grow Mzansi’s food has inspired a former Johannesburg banker to utilize her “green thumbs” and...
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Forestry farmer makes his first million by 27

Editors Choice Dawn Noemdoe -
Forestry farmer Musawenkosi Kubheka believes newcomers in the agricultural industry can survive and even thrive in forestry in Mzansi. The 29-year-old farmer from Newcastle,...

25-year-old farmer says there can be success after failing matric

Editors Choice Duncan Masiwa -
Ask any teenager and they’ll tell you: failing your matric exams could easily be perceived as the worst thing to ever happen. But for...

From selling fish and chips to running two farming enterprises

Editors Choice Duncan Masiwa -
When 24-year-old Njabulo Mbokane did her final year at Carolina Academic school in 2013, she had no idea what career path she would follow....

Electrical engineer finds solace in her kitchen and home garden

Editors Choice Noluthando Ngcakani -
Finding solace in gardening never crossed Leshoto Thooe’s mind until she decided to get her hands dirty. To relax from her budding career as an electrical engineer, the 34-year-old spends her downtime cooking and gardening.   RECIPE: Herb-encrusted...

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Xoliswa chases her culinary dream one day at a time

Chantélle Hartebeest -
As a 14-year-old, Xoliswa Mngqibisa started invading her mother’s kitchen with her own cooking inventions. This has given her a great advantage to build...
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African Food

‘Let us all grow big,’ says Jozi’s first Nigerian farmer

Magnificent Mndebele -
Edward Wisdom (48) is originally from the southeast of Nigeria. Since coming to South Africa in 1994 he has carved out a niche for...
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Rural food hubs key to delivering affordable, nutritious food

Farmers Staff Reporter -
Sourcing fresh produce from rural small-scale farmers close to supermarkets can make healthy eating much more affordable and boost small-scale farmers to boot. In an...

The Lazy Makoti decided to cook instead of farm…

Celebrity Chef 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...

Former waitress becomes a successful chef

Catering Company Chantélle Hartebeest -
Unaty Daniel has chased a number of careers, but in the end it was food and cooking that stole her heart. The 37-year-old from...

Methoa Zitha wears his love for food on his sleeve

Celebrity Chef Chantélle Hartebeest -
He is not a qualified chef, but Methoa Zitha wears his love for food on his sleeve. Zitha’s willpower to move past the circumstances...

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MZANSI RECIPES

Dinner Recipes

RECIPE: Lesotho trout pappardelle

Noluthando Ngcakani -
Meals with pasta are traditionally served big, packed with loads of flavour and will always leave you begging for more. No Rules Cafeteria head chef Khanya Mzongwana promises her grilled Lesotho trout pappardelle is a family dinnertime pleaser.  Made with love and a beautiful balance...
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RECIPE: South African peppermint crisp tart

Dessert Recipes Noluthando Ngcakani -
The South African peppermint crisp tart oozes nostalgia with every bite. It most likely jostles with malva pudding and lekker melktert (milk tart) as an all-time favourite Mzansi delicacy. Foodie and self-published cookbook author of Treet Yourself, Reezwanah Seedat, shares her secrets for the...

RECIPE: Creamy ocean fresh pasta

Easy Recipes Noluthando Ngcakani -
Wingardium Levi-pasta! Think Harry Potter. Think magic. Think mouthfuls of flavour. It’s safe to say that pasta is by far a global favourite. “Give me...

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Good food has the ability to heal the mind, says food stylist

Noluthando Ngcakani -
Khanya Mzongwana has her fingers in many pies. The 30-year-old food stylist develops recipes for Woolworths TASTE Magazine  and Times Live and she’s a brand ambassador for Devil's Peak Beer.   She uses her innovative food brain to create dishes for the new kid on the culinary block, No Rules...
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Sons inspire Mommy food blogger

Mzansi Flavour Noluthando Ngcakani -
Self-published cookbook author Reezwanah Seedat draws inspiration for her food blog, Treetz by Reez, from her four energetic sons. The 35-year-old admits that feeding her big family can be daunting, but once she discovered creative ways to keep their growling tummies happy the foodie within her was born.   “I’ve...

Young chef believes Mzansi needs more women in culinary sphere

Mzansi Flavour Noluthando Ngcakani -
Women have long reigned supreme in the kitchen and are an inspiration to many of Mzansi’s culinary giants. But the head chef at Wish...

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Dinner Recipes

RECIPE: Lesotho trout pappardelle

Noluthando Ngcakani -
Meals with pasta are traditionally served big, packed with loads of flavour and will always leave you begging for more. No Rules Cafeteria head chef Khanya Mzongwana promises her grilled Lesotho trout pappardelle is a family dinnertime pleaser.  Made with love and a beautiful balance...
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News

Here’s the official lockdown permit for essential services

Staff Reporter -
This article contains a link to the official permit farmers and their workers will have to carry with them during the 21-day Covid-19 lockdown...
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News

#AloneTogether: Farmers say stay home for the greater good

Noluthando Ngcakani -
The reality of Covid-19 pandemic has sunk in as South Africans prepare for a 21-day lockdown announced by pres. Cyril Ramaphosa in his address to the country this week. The nationwide lockdown takes effect...
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Food for Thought

‘Land reform is both a human rights issue and constitutional imperative’

Peter Setou -
Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa has on Human Rights Day called on all South Africans to unite behind national efforts to curb and combat the spread...
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Farmer's Inside Track

PODCAST: Regenerative farmer works to repair damaged land

Duncan Masiwa -
In another exciting Farmer's Inside Track podcast episode, Angus McIntosh, regenerative farmer and one of the Mzansi’s few grass-fed, pasture-reared beef producers, joins Food...
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WATCH: Ethical farming is the future of agriculture

Noluthando Ngcakani -
Farmer's Inside Track this week features founder of Happy Land Farms owner Robert Patson, who believes the future of agriculture lies in ethical farming.   Patson, a former paratrooper with the British...
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News

SMME’s can now apply for emergency Covid-19 funding

Staff Reporter -
Agri-businesses who are in distress because of the Covid-19 pandemic can possibly benefit from a debt relief fund announced by government to help alleviate...
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News

Farmers exempted from 21-day lockdown to curb Covid-19 spread

Staff Reporter -
Farmers, it’s official. You are not on lockdown. Food For Mzansi can confirm that farming and agricultural processing are considered an essential service, and...
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Food & Health

Winter’s coming: Boost your immune system

Andrea Du Plessis -
Keeping your immune system working at its best is top of mind at the moment, due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Your body’s immune system...
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Female Farmer

‘Don’t start at all, if you’re not willing to start small’

Duncan Masiwa -
What do you call someone who leaves her comfy office job to farm with chickens? Brave? Or crazy perhaps? Nezisa Sogoni is a business school...
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He’s only 19, but already a successful livestock farmer

Commercial Farmer Magnificent Mndebele -
“Farming is in me, it runs in my blood and my veins. I am a farmer by birth,” confidently declares Thabo Dithakgwe (19), one...
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Motsepe announces multi-billion rand fund for black farmers

News Staff Reporter -
Billionaire businessman Dr Patrice Motsepe says there are high-level discussions with, amongst others, the Motsepe Foundation and banks to launch a multi-billion rand fund...
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How a Free State farmer brought his dying land back from the brink

Agri-innovation Dawn Noemdoe -
Danie Slabbert (39) might look like a typical farmer, but his forbearers are probably turning in their graves questioning his unconventional farming methods. This...
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Money, land is no excuse, says chicken farmer

Commercial Farmer Duncan Masiwa -
About 30-minutes east of Pretoria sits the town of Cullinan, renowned for the discovery of the largest rough gem diamond in 1905. However, that...
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