Tag: Agri-Careers

Not too long ago, Danelene Ruiters was one of the farmworkers’ children who did not see a future in agriculture. Today, she is an agriculture graduate and passionate about sowing ...

A poultry farmer who started her business during maternity leave inspired learners at Food For Mzansi’s Youth Month celebrations held in partnership with KC 107.7, one of the oldest community ...

The future of a proudly South African initiative to give young farmers international experience, hangs in the balance due to travel restrictions in the wake of the protracted Covid-19 pandemic. ...

Thabiso Pauly Maenetje (27) is the founder and chief executive officer of the Agripol Group in Tzaneen, Limpopo. Here he brings his full commitment and education as an animal scientist and an ...

“To make good wine is a job, to make great wine is an art”, says Charles Williams cellar master at De Toren Private Cellar in Stellenbosch in the Western Cape. ...

Finding a job after high school is tough. Dinah Pietersen (51) faced this struggle and leaped at the chance to work in the agri industry. Today, almost 26 years later she ...

It's a new week and the last Monday of September 2020 as we fast approach October with more agricultural action to tackle. If anything, 2020 will surely be a year to ...

Ever wondered what happens at a livestock auction? It’s quite exciting and livestock auctioneers Athenkosi Denga and Soyama Mtongana (both 27), co-founders of Lizwe Meat in Peddie in the Eastern Cape, ...

Lorraine Mhoswa (35) is a molecular science intern at SciCorp Laboratories in Pietermaritzburg. As a young scientist she believes that young South Africans should “step up and take up space”. ...

Hands-on, practical work is not always popular. If you are excited about creating new things, then becoming a fitter and turner like David Pieterse (63) is an untapped career path ...