Lindiwe Sithole, host of African Farming Season 2, travels all the way to the Eastern Cape to visit Mandla Mandlendoda and his brother Johnston to experience some of aspects of their large mixed-farming operation spanning a number of farming disciplines.

Lindiwe Sithole, host of African Farming Season 2, travels to the Eastern Cape, where she is impressed by the large farming enterprise that Mandla and Johnston Mandlendoda have built up. These two brothers understand what it takes to collaborate. “Luckily we grew up together and did everything together from a young age,” Mandla says.

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