Young female farmer facing challenges in expanding her farm on communal land
Cynthia Matome Mokgobu, a well-known young smallholder potato and vegetable farmer near Bochum (Senwabarwana) in the Blouberg Municipality of Limpopo, ...
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Budget 2025 3.0: Agricultural allocations and related factors
After the 2025 budget was broadly rejected due to VAT increase, the Minister of Finance, Enoch Godongwana, has come back ...
Million-kilometre Hino truck starts new phase in its life
A Hino 15-258 500 Series heavy truck, dating back to 2007, which has already covered more than a million kilometres, ...
WATCH | Agricultural students get advice and wisdom at Nampo
The reality that commercial agricultural producers make up only 0.1% – approximately 60 000 – of the country’s total population ...
‘Produce quality and the market will come knocking’ – award-winning farmer Farai Mtanga
The sun beats down on rows of lush crops as Farai Mtanga and farmers who gathered for a Master Farmers’ ...
Building a sustainable future for bees, beekeepers and biodiversity
In commemorating World Bee Day, Cape Coastal Honey, a division of the Libstar Group, has recognised what it calls an ...
Rural farmers in Blouberg, Musina called to apply!
De Beers Venetia Mine invite existing farmers within the Blouberg and Musina Local Municipality for the 2025 Rural Farmer Capacity ...
WATCH | Khomotso Mashiloane talks traceability as a key priority of RMIS
African Farming editor, Lebogang Mashala, caught up with Khomotso Mashiloane of the Red Meat Industry Service (RMIS) at Nampo 2025 ...
Dorper mutton sheep: Hardy, productive and easy to manage
Before the Dorper entered the scene, South Africa had no locally developed, well-adapted mutton breed. The focus had been on ...
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