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Making the right choices
In recognition of Women's Day tomorrow, Keshina Thaver spoke to some of the regional finalists in the Businesswomen's Association Woman of the Year awards. Jill Fish - Owner of Jill Fish Properties What were some of the difficulties you experie...

Youth guarantee future
Report and picture by Ncedo Kumbaca HANDS ON: Phumeza Tontsi from Mdantsane, Onke Kobo from the OR Tambo District and Pamela Nenene from Alice show their products during the adjudication of their chicken handling projects at the Tsolo College of...

'Not for self, for the people'
Report and picture by Wilberforce Mdoda NQAMAKWE: The Grootfontein Agricultural College will be able to produce breeding stock in future. At a recent Nqamakwe Farmers' Association (NFA) information day, officials were able to see the results of...

Centane information day an inspiration to small farmers
Report and picture by Wilberforce Mdoda TICK FREE: These Nguni cattle were a drawcard at a recent Centane information day. Linda Silevu, Department of Agriculture economist, is photographed during an inspection at a local school. Impressed by th...

WARNING
In response to last weekend's food poisoning cases in Nyoka village near Baziya administrative area near Umtata, Department of Health spokesperson Sizwe Kupelo this week warned the public that recently vaccinated animals are not suitable for human ...

Lots of pots
Picture by WILBERFORCE MDODA The Mbashe municipality has embarked on serious food projects in the villages. Themba Matshaya, right, has donated seed potatoes to villagers, and each household has planted five citrus trees. Projects launched by ...

Go Idutywa
Picture by WILBERFORCE MDODA Esinqumeni villagers are planning an irrigation scheme. According to leading livestock farmer Vukile Mpukane, they have started a project to grow vegetables, plus lucerne for their livestock in winter. The villager...

A man's got to do what a man's got to do
NOTEBOOK with Glyn Williams ARGUABLY you are what you see on the cinema screen, and like. In the days when the big screen told stories instead of pulling faces out of shape and having deadly bullets bouncing off terminators from another world, the...

Pioneering Pauline celebrates another milestone
By Keshina Thaver IF it wasn't for Pauline Goldswain, one of East London's biggest homes for the aged, Fairlands, would not exist. Pauline turned 90 last week and celebrated her birthday with her family, who travelled from London, Frankfurt, Cape ...

A stir-friendly potjie for Big John
THE ubiquitous three-legged potbellied black pot ... simply net 'n potjie... came to this country long after first appearing in the kitchens of various European countries. There were French pots and Swedish pots. The latter, the Husqvarna, I sho...