IN his 30 years as a farmer, Illeperuma Arachchilage Rathnayake, or Rathnayake as he’s known in his village, struggled to unlock the full potential of…
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Experts are warning that overfishing and pollution of the oceans have depleted natural fish stocks alarmingly in South Africa. The result is that in the…
Young farmer Mfundo Mahlangu from Kameelrivier B in Mpumalanga is determined to show that one doesn’t only need to rely on government support to succeed…
Land reform beneficiary Frank Makgopela Monaheng farms bonsmara cattle and sunflower. He has built up the farm into a thriving commercial enterprise by reinvesting his profits into the business, using the funds to buy machinery to improve production.
Limpopo MEC calls for communities to preserve the marula tree and exploit all business opportunities that could change livelihoods.
IN August 2019 as I was doing research for my book A Desire to Return to The Ruins – I learnt of the passing of…
The judge referred to section 3(4) of ESTA which she said creates a presumption that a person continuously and openly resided on land for a year has consent to do. He said although section 3(4) uses the language of openly residing, it cannot be interpreted narrowly to apply only to a consent to being housed, but must include a consent also to use the land connected to that residence, in this case the grazing of cattle.
IT’s all hands on deck at the Maswele Farm – a group of women are busy harvesting green beans on a vast field. Not far…
Community handed title deeds and farming equipment in deal worth over R1billion but a looming mining project threatens plans to grow agriculture projects The community…
Mokgadi Mogy Mashako Limpopo maize farmer Selane Matsheremane is still reeling from the disaster caused by the floods that hit the Mopani region last year…