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Rooiproppie and papsak: Can minimum pricing curb alcohol misuse?

Sinesipho Tom -
Wine industry body Vinpro is in deliberations with the wine industry and the government to find the best possible solutions to address the problems...
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Editors Choice

Innovative private land reform initiative is going national

Sinesipho Tom -
Partners in Agri Land Solutions (PALS), an innovative private land reform initiative that helps starter and subsistence farmers, has extended nationally. The programme has been upskilling...
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‘Being black, young, female and the boss requires a thick skin’

Editors Choice Duncan Masiwa -
Amidst the fresh dairy air and cow dung of a mega Eastern Cape dairy farm, you will find Sinokuphile Kekezwa dreaming that one day...

From NSFAS to two agri-businesses and an upcoming PhD

Editors Choice Duncan Masiwa -
Tumisang Ben Matshogo is a North West farmer who has always had his eyes forward and his mind focussed and ready to take on...

Didiza announces urgent financial support for struggling farmers

Editors Choice Staff Reporter -
More than 75 000 up-and-coming farmers are set to benefit from the Presidential Employment Stimulus initiative announced by Thoko Didiza, the minister of agriculture, land...

‘Fix broken food system to address child stunting in SA’

Editors Choice Sinesipho Tom -
Food For Mzansi’s Sinesipho Tom chats to Dr Marc Wegerif, a lecturer in development studies at the University of Pretoria. He has done extensive...

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COVID-19

COVID-19

Liquor industry ‘unfairly labelled as covid-19 problem child’

Noluthando Ngcakani -
The alcohol industry is foaming at the mouth over government’s decision to, once again, ban liquor sales in a bid to curb the covid-19...
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COVID-19

AFASA pleads with farmers to honour covid-19 regulations

Staff Reporter -
The African Farmers’ Association of South Africa says it felt pres. Cyril Ramaphosa’s “frustration and deep pain” when he announced stringent new measures amid...
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Agri SA: ‘Don’t embarrass us with animal vaccine conspiracies’

COVID-19 Ivor Price -
South Africa’s leading farmers’ organisation, Agri SA, has called on the nation to unite behind the thousands of exhausted healthcare workers who are still...

Farmers warned: ‘Ivermectin will kill you before covid-19 does’

COVID-19 Staff Reporter -
An over-the-counter horse dewormer that is being portrayed on farmers’ groups as a miracle cure for covid-19 is not only prohibited for use in...

Covid-19: Can you lose your job if you party without a mask?

COVID-19 Sinesipho Tom -
So, we all have a colleague who’s living their best lives despite the covid-19 restrictions and repeated calls to be more cautious amid the...

5 things you should know about new covid-19 variant

COVID-19 Staff Reporter -
Let’s keep it plain and simple. Last night, our minister of health, Dr Zweli Mkhize, flanked by two top scientists, made a pretty scary...

LIFESTYLE

Lifestyle

The 5 best alternatives for meat

Siyabonga Mngoma -
Self-proclaimed meat-lover and owner of Abundance Wholesome Foods, Siyabonga Mngoma looks into whole foods as a substitute for meat. She looks at veggies like...
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Recipes

RECIPE: Oh, my gnocchi!

Noluthando Ngcakani -
Let the spring times roll as you usher in the new season with a challenge and try out Eatourial chef Karabo Benevolent Leeuw’s recipe...
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Win a R500 summer hamper with these yummy mocktails!

Lifestyle Noluthando Ngcakani -
Long, lazy summer days are here, and magical moments are made when family comes together, the sun is shining and there are ice cold...

Is it wrong to put ice cubes in wine? A winemaker says no!

Lifestyle Dona Van Eeden -
As part of Food for Mzansi’s ongoing “21 faces of summer” we sit down and chat to the best winemakers in Mzansi in order...

Popcorn producers positive about the future

Farmers Chantélle Hartebeest -
Nothing tickles your taste buds like freshly popped popcorn. Its fresh and tantalizing smell attracts you from afar and a movie night isn’t a...

Traditional food ‘has a story to tell’

Chef School Chantélle Hartebeest -
Chef Farzana Alvarado believes that every traditional dish has a rich history with a story to tell “about its origin, how it’s prepared and...

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MZANSI RECIPES

Lifestyle

7 tips for a legendary New Year’s braai

Noluthando Ngcakani -
Whether you are in the suburbs or the Kasi, the tradition of braaing over New Year's cuts across every divide. Summer is here and...
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‘Tis the season to get baking with your kids

Recipes Noluthando Ngcakani -
Running out of creative ideas on what to do with the kids over the festive season? Why not tantalise their taste buds and put those...

5 great ideas to zoosh up chicken dishes

Recipes Noluthando Ngcakani -
Have you ever in the history of humanity heard someone allude to the fact that there was “too much” chicken on the festive party...

MZANSI FLAVOUR

Mzansi Flavour

Have a merry, covid Christmas with tips from Mzansi’s foodies

Noluthando Ngcakani -
Is it just us or is it a little difficult to get into the swing of the holidays this year? We are amid the second...
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Rushed gift from forgetful hubby creates a new culinary star

Mzansi Flavour Noluthando Ngcakani -
Creating and sharing a dish with the people you love is one of the most fundamental concepts of human survival, believes renowned cookbook author,...

Why live in a box? Student and caterer Basi shares insights and tips

Mzansi Flavour Noluthando Ngcakani -
Living on a student budget does not necessarily mean survival on only 2 minute noodles, says aspiring chef and home cook, Basetsana Duiker (19). Yes,...

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LATEST ARTICLES

COVID-19

Agri SA: ‘Don’t embarrass us with animal vaccine conspiracies’

Ivor Price -
South Africa’s leading farmers’ organisation, Agri SA, has called on the nation to unite behind the thousands of exhausted healthcare workers who are still...
Read more
Lifestyle

The 5 best alternatives for meat

Siyabonga Mngoma -
Self-proclaimed meat-lover and owner of Abundance Wholesome Foods, Siyabonga Mngoma looks into whole foods as a substitute for meat. She looks at veggies like...
Read more
News

Festive gift leaves elderly farmer at a loss for words

Noluthando Ngcakani -
When David Rakgase (80) first learnt that he would sign the dotted line on a document making him the official owner of the Nooitgedacht...
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News

Here’s the lowdown on tougher covid-19 restrictions

Staff Reporter -
“We have simply let our guard down,” said pres. Cyril Ramaphosa during a teary-eyed address to the nation last night to announce tougher coronavirus...
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Recipes

‘Tis the season to get baking with your kids

Noluthando Ngcakani -
Running out of creative ideas on what to do with the kids over the festive season? Why not tantalise their taste buds and put those...
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It Takes a Village

Veggie garden brings healing to psychiatric patients

Duncan Masiwa -
Tucked away behind one of the major psychiatric hospitals in the Western Cape, Lentegeur Hospital, buds a thriving vegetable garden. The garden aids in the...
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Inspiration

Former herdboy now employs 20

Staff Reporter -
From a herdboy in the fields near Heilbron in the Free State to an entrepreneur focusing on farm infrastructure maintenance and provision in the...
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Female Farmer

Meet the Gugs queen who started 8 veggie gardens

Duncan Masiwa -
On the outskirts of the Mother City lies Gugulethu, one of the oldest townships with just shy of 100 000 residents. One of them is...
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Inspiration

Why Tsotetsi sacrificed it all to honour his late father’s legacy

Sinesipho Tom -
It was exactly 11 years ago when Petrus Ranko Tsotetsi made the sacrifice to quit his job, leave his family and move about 349...
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Food for Thought

‘Build on goodwill between traditional authorities and agriculture’

Staff Reporter -
As the year draws to a close, it is worthwhile to reflect on one of the biggest highlights of 2020 in land reform. Geoff...
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Ramaphosa makes dramatic U-turn on wine sales

News Staff Reporter -
Cyril Ramaphosa, please keep your word. This is the plea of wine lovers who are questioning why wine tastings and sales at wineries are...
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Here’s the official lockdown permit for essential services

News Staff Reporter -
This article contains a link to the official permit farmers and their workers will have to carry with them during the 21-day Covid-19 lockdown...
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He’s only 19, but already a successful livestock farmer

Commercial Farmer Magnificent Mndebele -
“Farming is in me, it runs in my blood and my veins. I am a farmer by birth,” confidently declares Thabo Dithakgwe (19), one...
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Government ‘kicks 80-year-old farmer in the teeth’

News Noluthando Ngcakani -
For 80-year-old farmer David Rakgase government’s decision to include his farm on a widely publicised list of 896 state farms that are up for...
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