Meet the farmers

WHAT IS THE BEST ADVICE YOU’VE EVER BEEN GIVEN? I have received a lot of advice but in 2000, my

Elvis Maremani grew up herding goats in the rural village of Mashamba, near Makhado. Seeking an escape from poverty and

WHAT IS THE BEST ADVICE YOU HAVE EVER BEEN GIVEN? Love what you do and give your all in whatever

As a former motor mechanic, Petrus Tsotetsi wasn’t initially destined for agriculture. He was pulled into the industry by a

Two smallholder cotton communities in Limpopo and Mpumalanga packed their last woolpack by hand in August, after welcoming new baling

Sithembele Malgas has run a successful vegetable and beef cattle farm in the Eastern Cape for 20 years, employing eight

WHAT’S THE BEST ADVICE YOU’VE EVER RECEIVED? Don’t keep all your eggs in one basket. As an African man your

Solly Mafuya started farming part-time in 1991 but spent most of his career in the corporate world. When he retired

Thousands of small communal wool farmers will lose out on progress that has been made in their industry over the

CATTLE Mojalefa Tlou, Waterval, North West Province We have not had any rain and are expecting our summer calves in

WHAT IS THE BEST ADVICE YOU HAVE EVER BEEN GIVEN? The best advice was to stop terminal crossbreeding and stick

Vhutolo Khangale believes farming is the best way to fight poverty. He says easy-care, hardy and adaptable indigenous veld goats