Tag: Trees

Tackling climate change, one tree at a time

by Noluthando Ngcakani

5th August 2022

Two organisations are taking the fight against climate change to Mzansi's communities by planting trees all over the country. They aim to plant five thousand trees over the next five ...

The four species added to the list are the Red and Pink Ivory (Berchemia zeyheri), the Jackal Berry (Diospyros mespiliformis), Manketti (Schinziophyton rautanenii) and the Umtiza (Umtiza listeriana). Photo: Supplied/Food For Mzansi

Trading with these trees can land you in jail

by Duncan Masiwa

5th April 2022

LIFESTYLE: Mzansi has a wealth of plant and animal life, but it has become a target for unscrupulous smugglers. That is why the department of forestry, fisheries and the environment ...

Zimbabwean born, Witness Machana is the nursery manager at Themba Trees in the beautiful Elgin Valley, Western Cape Province.

Tree farm manager gives agriculture his undivided attention

by Duncan Masiwa

2nd September 2019

12 years ago, a bus traveling from Zimbabwe to Cape Town arrived in Bellville at around 07h45 in the morning. On this bus was 34-year-old Witness Machana, a Zimbabwean immigrant ...

THE NEW FACE OF SOUTH AFRICAN AGRICULTURE

With 12 global awards in the first three years of its existence, Food For Mzansi is much more than an agriculture publication. It is a movement, unashamedly saluting the unsung heroes of South African agriculture. We believe in the power of agriculture to promote nation building and social cohesion by telling stories that are often overlooked by broader society.