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Tag: Ivan Cloete

Despite facing great adversity in 2021, Ivan Cloete is hard at work growing his farming business in Darling, Western Cape. Photo: Duncan Masiwa/Food For Mzansi
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Newsmaker of the Year: Ivan Cloete farms forward

by Duncan Masiwa
27th December 2021
Zwelivelile Mandela, the chairperson of the portfolio committee on agriculture, land reform and rural development. Photo: GCIS/Flickr
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Madiba’s grandson applauds farmer who beat govt.

by Noluthando Ngcakani
24th March 2021
Award-winning pig farmer and the minister of agriculture in the Western Cape, Dr Ivan Meyer. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi
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Land reform blunder: Farmer defeats government

by Noluthando Ngcakani
20th March 2021
The Western Cape minister of agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer, has asked the Public Protector to investige the assignment of a youth-led farming enterprise, Thlapi Zizi, to the Colenso farm in Darling. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi
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Public Protector to probe ‘state capture of farmland’

by Noluthando Ngcakani
27th February 2021
Young farmers operating under the Thlapi Zizi banner will be given access to a new state-owned farm following Ivan Cloete's victory on Colenso farm. From the left are Roger Paulus, Bakang Monegi, Pholoso Malatji and Naomi Malatji. Photo: Food For Mzansi
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Colenso’s new heirs hit back in land reform debacle

by Noluthando Ngcakani
22nd February 2021
Pig farmer Ivan Cloete with the Western Cape minister of agriculture, Dr Ivan Meyer. Meyer wrote to minister Thoko Didiza to stop government’s attempts to move Cloete from the Colenso state farm in Darling in the Western Cape. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi
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Cloete to remain on Darling farm. At least, for now…

by Noluthando Ngcakani
20th February 2021
Despite his track record, Ivan Cloete has to vacate the state-owned Colenso farm in Darling in the Western Cape. It was assigned to a MK veteran. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi
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Cloete case ‘unmasks fragility of land redistribution’

by Noluthando Ngcakani
15th February 2021
For a decade, Ivan Cloete (left) tried his best to break into the agricultural sector as a commercial farmer. When he was declared a land beneficiary in 2012, he thought his dream would become reality. Now, he is set to be evicted from his government-assigned land for fourth time. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi
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Farmer evicted from third farm in ‘land reform drama’

by Noluthando Ngcakani
5th February 2021
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