Liefde vir boerdery kom oor geslagte heen
Junie se held: Herman Drotsky
As boerdery in jou bloed is, maak dit nie saak hoe oud jy is nie, jy is ’n boer. Só glo Dehan Drotsky (12) van Bethal wat die My Hero-kompetisie...
Great success begins with a small step
Although Siyabonga Nomlala (42) from Franklin in KwaZulu-Natal dreams of being a commercial farmer, he is focusing on being a successful smallholder farmer who is able to support himself. ‘For now, I am happy...
Andries trap diep spore in die Wes-Kaap
Mei se held: Andries Theron
Mei se genomineerde vir Graan SA/John Deere se My Hero-reeks is ’n ou bekende van die Wes-Kaap se Koringberg-area. Andries en Karin Theron boer saam met hulle seun, Frikkie, met...
‘Farming is not for the lazy’
After completing his school education, Thokozani Hlatswayo (41) first worked for a firm making office furniture, later becoming the mainline operator. He then changed careers and worked for African Cables, a company that replaced...
Om aan te pas
Beste Grootneef
Die seisoen draai nou vinnig met ’n nuwe koue, droë wit seisoen wat op pad is. Die veld is pure herfs nadat die eerste ryp plek-plek soos as oor die vleie uitgestrooi is....
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...
