Cedara: 120 years of training South Africa’s future farmers
Cedara College of Agriculture in KwaZulu-Natal, a training institute and research station, was established in 1905 on 1 542ha of land bought by the then-Natal government.
The sticky truth about ‘fake’ honey
Honey adulteration has become one of the most widespread food-fraud problems globally – and South Africa is far from immune. Prof Robin Crewe and Jan Steenkamp spoke to Glenneis Kriel...
The future of mining communication in Africa
No mine can afford poor mobile signal underground. When communication stops, operations slow, safety risks rise, and productivity drops.
ZZ2 finds the winning recipe for technology integration
Farming group ZZ2 has embraced technology to streamline farming practices and systems to maximise efficiency. Martin Jansen, chief information officer at ZZ2, shares the company’s approach to technological innovation, offering...
How to choose the right antenna: a complete buyer’s guide
Weak mobile reception isn’t just an inconvenience; it’s a silent barrier that slows productivity, disrupts business, and disconnects people from the world they rely on. Behind every strong and reliable...
Focus on Auctions and Auctioneering: Broll Auctions and Sales
Broll Auctions and Sales focuses on auctions and private treaty sales of real estate across South Africa, with expertise in commercial and industrial properties, retail and mixed-use developments, farms and...
Sold! Learning the auction lingo
Experiencing your first livestock auction can be intimidating. The energy is high and the auctioneer’s chant can be confusing. Auctioneers Vincent Pike and Jan Mostert share tips on reading catalogues...
Joint ventures to reactivate underutilised farms in Zimbabwe
Zimbabwean farmer Dan Burger is involved in 13 joint farming ventures with beneficiaries of that country's land reform programme, an initiative the government is championing to address the underutilisation of...
From Kamhlushwa to cutting-edge research
Lucia Zinzi Ndlala’s path into agriculture began as a quiet childhood curiosity in her Kamhlushwa garden, watching her mother plant, tend, and harvest. That early spark grew into a career...
Growing a generation of agricultural changemakers
Raised in the village of Shimawusa in Giyani, Limpopo, Dr Tlangelani Baloyi’s passion for agriculture began beside his mother in the local irrigation scheme. What started as a chore became...
Strategies needed to attract more African agri graduates to farming
Edwin Muturi, who holds a BSc in agribusiness management from the University of Nairobi in Kenya, is questioning why some agriculture graduates in Africa don’t pursue farmwork.
How rural roots and a bursary fuelled one man’s agricultural mission
Reggie Mchunu’s roots run deep in the farming soils of Tugela Ferry, a rural community near Greytown, KwaZulu-Natal. Raised by a single mother who sold crops to support his education,...
Boost your cell phone signal instantly in SA and beyond
Poor cell phone signal translates directly into lost productivity, compromised safety, and reduced revenue. At WaveBoosters, we deliver professional-grade 2G, 3G, LTE 4G, and 5G cell phone signal boosters that...
From the fields of Mpumalanga to the frontiers of plant science
Nonduduzo Adelaide Simelane and her siblings grew up helping their grandmother tend maize and bean fields in Schoemansdal, Mpumalanga, and now she is studying towards a PhD in plant science...
How a bursary turned a reluctant student into a plant science champion
Stacey Fisher never imagined she’d find herself in agriculture let alone completing a PhD in plant biotechnology, but everything changed when she joined the Plant Omics Laboratory at the University...
From chemistry to crop science: how a bursary led to new possibilities
During her academic journey, Meryl Awkes, now a Standard Bank business centre head, pivoted from chemistry to agriculture thanks to the Maize Trust Bursary Scheme and has since built a...
Tompi Seleka agri college: training farmers and supporting communities
In Limpopo, about 30km from the mining town of Marble Hall and surrounded by citrus orchards, fertile farmland, and maize plantings, lies the Tompi Seleka College of Agriculture, South Africa’s...
Solid tractor sales point to positive agricultural season ahead for SA
If there were any doubts about South African farmers’ optimism for the 2025/26 summer crop plantings, strong tractor sales should provide reassurance.
Fighting rural crime: how AfriForum empowers communities across SA
The rural safety crisis in South Africa remains dire, with farm attacks and murders on the rise. Jacques Broodryk, chief spokesperson for community safety at AfriForum, talks about how the...
Opinion: we have underestimated a pillar of our economy
From my time in the National Treasury, I’ve seen how agriculture’s role in economic planning is underestimated. Too often, it is viewed as a siloed primary sector of harvests and...
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