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Tag: Themba Rikhotso

Themba Rikhotso, Land Bank CEO; Jannie Strydom, CEO of Agri Western Cape; Darryl Jacobs, deputy director-general: agricultural development and support services; and Chris Burgess, editor-in-chief of Landbouweekblad. They were speaking at Food For Mzansi and Land Bank’s lunchtime conversation at Nampo Cape in Bredasdorp. Photo: Meshaan van Wyk/Food For Mzansi
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by Tiisetso Manoko
11th September 2025
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New multi-million rand wine fund backs black-owned brands

by Tiisetso Manoko
21st June 2025
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Agriculture bigwigs throw their weight behind youth development

by Vateka Halile
2nd April 2025
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Meet the CEOs shaping your future at Young Farmers Indaba

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15th January 2025
Land Bank CEO Themba Rikhotso with Kauthar (29) and Zaid Noor (35), along with their family, in Montagu, Western Cape. Kauthar and Zaid, Land Bank clients, successfully acquired their 84.34 ha peach farm with support from the blended finance scheme. The family expressed their gratitude to Land Bank for the assistance. Photo: Ivor Price/Food For Mzansi
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Debt relief sets stage for Land Bank to transform agriculture

by Ivor Price
13th September 2024
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Landmark debt deal puts Land Bank back on track

by Team Food For Mzansi
9th September 2024
Panellists at Food For Mzansi and Land Bank’s lunch-time conversation at 2024 Nampo Harvest Day: Themba Rikhotso (Land Bank CEO), Sakhumzi May (Land Bank chief agricultural economics officer), Dr Takisi Masiteng (head of agriculture in the Free State), and Dewald Olivier (RMIS CEO). Photo: Kobus Louwrens/Food For Mzansi
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Land Bank boosts farmers with R980m support

by Tiisetso Manoko
16th May 2024
Land Bank executive Sydney Soundy discusses blended finance with Happy Letsitsa (right), a successful Free State crop farmer. They were participating in a lunch-time conversation series at the 2024 Nampo Harvest Day. Photo: Ivor Price/Food For Mzansi
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Happy hails blended finance for Land Bank farm growth success

by Tiisetso Manoko
15th May 2024
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Win tickets to the African Agri Investment Indaba

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20th October 2023
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The panellists at FNB Business’s “Farming together” discussion at the Royal Show explored how market access, mentorship, financial discipline and strong commercial relationships can help farmers build sustainable businesses. Featured from the left are Bertram July (FNB’s distribution sales lead), commercial farmer Shakes Shabalala; Sandy Gumede (co-founder of Zulu Girl Wines), and Janis Robson (FNB’s head of development and SME business development). Photo: Food For Mzansi
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FNB puts relationships at the heart of commercial farming

by Staff Reporter
17th October 2026

From buying a farm with cattle to building a wine brand from scratch, entrepreneurs shared how strong relationships, market access...

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Agri Skills Transfer students gain hands-on experience at the institution’s Cullinan Farm Training Centre, where agricultural theory meets the realities of commercial production. Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

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