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ICYMI: 50 businesses sign landmark waste initiative
News

Farmers seek new markets amid Pick n Pay struggles

by Sinenhlanhla Mncwango
8th June 2024
Raymond and Wendy Ackerman. Experts say Ackerman should be remembered for his commitment to rural development. Photo: Sourced/ Ackerman Pick 'n Pay Foundation
News

Agriculture remembers Pick n Pay titan Raymond Ackerman

by Duncan Masiwa and Sinenhlanhla Mncwango
7th September 2023
Ayanda Ntshangase is as go-getter as it gets. Mere months after putting her first crops in the ground, she is not only supplying some of the biggest retail names in Mzansi, but already aiming for exports as well. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi
Inspiration

From zero to hero: Why crawl when you can fly?

by Duncan Masiwa
27th September 2021
Tropical Mushrooms is the brainchild of founder and managing director Peter Nyathi. Photo: Supplied/Shoprite
Entrepreneurs

How former farmworker built his own mushroom empire

by Duncan Masiwa
26th May 2021
Vinpro is taking national government to court as the alcohol industry dies a slow death over a controversial Covid-19 sales ban. Pictured are cooperative governance and traditional affairs minister Dr Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma and Western Cape premier Alan Winde. Since last year, Dlamini-Zuma has become the face of the alcohol sales ban due to her role in the National Coronavirus Command Council. Photos: Supplied/Food For Mzansi
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Retailer bulk-buys wine to rescue struggling industry

by Sinesipho Tom
25th March 2021
Ten million tonnes of food ends up as waste in South Africa, which is about a third of the 31 million tonnes produced annually in the country. Photo: Supplied
News

South Africa wastes 10-million tonnes of food every year

by Staff Reporter
19th October 2020
Bongani Zulu is a daredevil entrepreneur who learned a very valuable lesson when he planted 30 000 heads of cabbages with no real market in place. Photo: Supplied.
Inspiration

Daredevil farmer won’t let one misstep take him down

by Duncan Masiwa
9th October 2020
The Shoprite Group’s roll out their Usave mobile stores in townships have come under much scrutiny by local business owners.
COVID-19

Township entrepreneurs on defensive about ‘spaza shop’ spin-offs

by Duncan Masiwa
2nd June 2020
South Africa's retail workers are on the frontlines during the coronavirus outbreak, and many feel like heroes.
COVID-19

‘I’m saving lives,’ says trolley attendant amid covid-19 lockdown

by Staff Reporter
7th April 2020
Ntando Thabethe (40) from KwaZulu-Natal is the owner of Elite Crop. A hydroponic agribusiness that started in her Pinetown backyard.
Agribusiness

All she needed was a backyard food garden, and heaps of ingenuity

by Duncan Masiwa
13th March 2020
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Limpopo youth turns backyard broiler project into poultry business

Limpopo youth turns backyard broiler project into poultry business

3rd August 2026
ASF outbreak contained, but pig farmers urged to stay vigilant

ASF outbreak contained, but pig farmers urged to stay vigilant

3rd August 2026
This week’s agri events: 03 – 07 August

This week’s agri events: 03 – 07 August

3rd August 2026

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2nd August 2026

DairyRise Project drives inclusive agricultural growth

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Removed roof, cut water: Families accuse farm owner of eviction

Minister Willie Aucamp: What farmers need now

New agriculture chair targets FMD, governance, oversight

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How grain farmers can secure cash flow and funding in uncertain seasons 

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New agriculture chair targets FMD, governance, oversight

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