LEARNING FROM A NEIGHBOUR
April’s hero: Dawie du Plessis
This month the judges were excited to read about a nominee from the Swartberg area in KwaZulu-Natal. Dawie du Plessis is a third-generation commercial producer who is well-known for his...
Setbacks are temporary, so don’t give up
Samuel Moloi (52) became obsessed with farming when his father was a farm worker. During the holidays he would watch the production process on the farm. Little did he realise that this ‘holiday activity’...
Wen is ’n spansport
Beste Grootneef
Rugby is een van die min sportsoorte waar ’n drie eintlik ’n vyf is. ’n Wen kom egter nooit vanself nie. Dit is ook nooit ’n individu wat hom die reg van ’n...
March’s hero: Koos Mthimkulu
‘I’m a BETTER FARMER today BECAUSE OF HIM’
The nominee in the My Hero series that caught the attention of the judges in March, hails from Senekal in the Free State. Koos Mthimkulu started out...
Farming is life
Lona Kobu (42) may only farm on a small piece of land, but she does not see herself as a ‘small farmer’. After completing her school career, she worked in the mining industry, but...
Om ’n plan te maak
Beste Grootneef
Die ander dag luister ek oor die draadloos na iemand wat dit sy werk gemaak het om na die toekoms te kyk. Nou nie soos ’n fortuinverteller nie, maar soos om ag te...
Extra effort brings success
Moniwa Badge Skosana was born in 1953 in Carolina, Mpumalanga. Due to a lack of funding Badge was not able to attend school and had to stay at home and work with his father...
ʼn Spaarbussie vol tyd
Beste Grootneef
Met die eerste lewenslig word elke mens met ’n spaarbussie vol tyd gebore. Dis een van daardie onverklaarbare wonders, want tyd in daardie spaarbussie is verniet, met genade as kapitaal en lewensdae as...
A caregiver who is a true inspiration
The 2022 Grain SA/Absa/John Deere Financial Subsistence Farmer of the Year, Vinah Khuphukile Mazibuko (62) from KwaZulu-Natal, became aware of the importance of agriculture when she was in her twenties. She observed how families...
Voorspoed vir die nuwe jaar
Beste Grootneef
Op hierdie Oukersdag het ligte reën van vroegmiddag al neergestuif. Die lande is lekker nat en die mielies ’n mooi donkergroen, bykans al ’n voet of wat uit die grond uit. Dit was...
