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AfriForum announces intensified campaign against farm murders; demands action from Ramaphosa
The civil rights organisation AfriForum announced an intensified campaign against farm murders today. It also directed an open letter to Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa, in which it demands the President to intervene. Ten practical steps that government should take to combat farm murders effectively are also detailed in the letter. To kick off the campaign, AfriForum today published a short documentary on the December 2010...
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Patensie se posh padstal
“Dis presies drie jaar terug wat ons hier ingetrek het,” vertel sy as ek my klankopnemer aansit. “Twee weke voor ons oopmaak toe sê ek vir my man, ‘O Donderdag, hierdie ding gaan nie werk nie. Ons is te ver van die pad af.’” Spoedig is daar ‘n cappuccino voor my, so lekker soos enige in die Kaap. “Maar ja. Toe is dit die beste...
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Van niche tot riche
Suid-Afrika se bloubessie-produksie blom behoorlik die afgelope paar jaar. Sommige boere plant in potte of sakke, ander direk in die grond, in tonnels, onder skadunet of in oop lande. Dit is ’n veeleisende plant wat noukeurigheid vereis, maar die winsgrens daarvan maak dit ’n soete versoeking. Grond tot Mond besoek drie boere in verskillende streke wat besluit het om die sappige, swart supervrug ’n...
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Khamkirri – Plek van die luiperd
Laatmiddag sit ek saam met Danie en Flippie onder Khamkirri se driester lodge (vir my lyk dit nader aan vyfster te wees) se grasafdakke om die breë, hoefystervormige kroeg wat eweneens oor die rivier uitkyk. Visarende doen weer eens wat visarende doen en ons doen wat regdenkende mense om kroeë doen: teug aan nie-alkoholiese drankies en voer sinvolle gesprekke aangaande landboutoerisme.
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St Francis of Ashisi se makers
’n Kaas met ’n baie ongewone naam het vroeër van-jaar weggestap as Suid-Afrika se Suiwelproduk van die Jaar 2019. St Francis of Ashisi, gemaak van gelyke hoeveelhede bok- en beesmelk wat in as toegedraai word, is vervaardig deur Belnori Boutique Cheesery van Bapsfontein, Gauteng.
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South Africa heading for an economic collapse
Whether you pour one litre of water into a bucket riddled with holes, or a thousand litres, the outcome will be the same: there will be no water left. The bottom line of Finance Minister Tito Mboweni’s interim budget speech is that there is no longer enough water to pour into the bucket.
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Bright ideas pay dividends
A couple that has innovated with a diversified farm and a visitor friendly approach makes waves in a fickle market. We’re driving on the R360 outwards, north of Upington and there are no more powerlines; just a rule-straight line of tar and fences cutting through the stubble-veld around us. We spot our destination just beyond the first sign advertising the start of the Red Dune...
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There’s always a Plan B
The Loxtons quickly realised stressed city-dwellers come to their farm both to rest and to experience the environment itself. It’s driven out of nostalgia, says Nikki. “The have fond memories of a father or grandfather’s farm that is no longer in the family and they hope to give their own children similar times.” “In Koringberg it’s not about what we have – it’s about...
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Aanhouer hou áán!
Bianca du Plessis gesels met Azer van Zyl, eienaar van Lumber & Lawn in Paarl, oor ’n loopbaan wat kaartjieverkope by ’n inryteater, die oprigting van die Universiteit Stellenbosch se eerste rekenaargebruiksareas, laewentelbaansatelliete en ten einde laaste, kettingsae insluit. ’n Onwaarskynlike maar uiters suksesvolle keuse vir ’n man wat nie vriende is met ’n moersleutel, tang of skroewedraaier nie.
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Medicinal mushrooms market could become bigger than medical marijuana industry
The market for medicinal mushrooms is set for a magical future, with growth in the next five to seven years expected to match or even surpass the medical marijuana industry.
