Tag: Pietermaritzburg

In the heart of Mbokotwane, a village less than 20 minutes away from Tsolo in the Eastern Cape, a black-owned farming business empowers youth and elders with sustainable jobs and ...

Where before the covid-19 pandemic many poor and food insecure households in South Africa ran out of food in the last week of the month, that now happens two weeks into the month.  ...

Agricultural organisations have urged the sector to adhere to the preventative measures announced by Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa to contain the spread of Covid-19. Leaders urged farmers and other role players  to collaborate in stopping all behaviours that contribute to the spreading of the Coronavirus. Ramaphosa declared ...

The recent high court judgment declaring that three municipalities in Pietermaritzburg must provide water, sanitation and waste collection on farms has been hailed as a victory for farm dwellers across ...

Nonjabulo Nzuza’s biggest culinary achievement to date is opening and successfully running her own coffee shop, Sweet & Savoury Café. In her cosy café in Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal, she bakes delectable ...

Andile Siphesihle Ngcobo (25), never imagined himself as a farmer. But he’s always wanted to do something related to the food industry. “I thought of all the glamorous franchises such ...

Born with green fingers and a twin brother, Louis Pretorius (61) fondly reminisces growing vegetables at the budding age of eight. He produced pumpkins and potatoes in his family's vegetable ...