Rural insight

Attracting youth to the agricultural sector and offering communal farmers specialised support are primary roles for the Tsolo Agriculture and Rural Development Institute (Tardi).

Not so very long ago I was out visiting some farmers up country, in Limpopo, and my travels took me through a town that...

After a slow birth, the South African Police Service’s Rural Safety Strategy (RSS) is due to hold its first sessions to enhance implementation. Sean Christie spoke to strategy architect Brigadier Judy le Roux.

FRIDAY A return to Ladismith, this time with the Professor, my father and my sister.

MONDAY On my way to see my dying grandfather.

My determination to regularly fire off notes drawn from my rural peregrinations was recently undermined by a larger-than-usual work commitment...

In our issue of 7 September 2012 (pg 32-33), we interview the architect of the SAPS Rural Safety Strategy, Brigadier Judy le Roux.

The Agri Dwala BEE farming project outside Napier is a beacon of hope among a sea of land reform failures. Plans are underway to apply the Agri Dwala model to other farming empowerment projects. One of the shareholders and mentors, Kosie van Zyl, spoke to Denene Erasmus.

Friday, August 17, could very well be a dark day for regional human rights.

Evidence against the accused mounts in the Sherwood farm murder case as state prosecutor Dheelan Naidoo shows up glaring inconsistencies in testimony. Sean Christie reports.

It’s seldom that the KwaZulu-Natal Agricultural Union (Kwanalu) speaks out publicly on the emotive issue of farm murders – the union’s preferred strategy is to work on the problem behind the scenes with the SAPS.

Gideon Morule of Mahikeng has served emerging farmers and proved his own ability on the land. He spoke to Peter Mashala about his experiences.