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...
Progessing from subsistence to profit
To the Grain SA/Standard Bank Smallholder Farmer of the Year for 2022, Joseph Tuelo Mokaleng (54), agriculture means life. He grew up in a rural area where the community was dependent on agriculture to...
Namens ’n vriend
Beste Grootneef
Hopelik, wanneer jy hierdie briefie lees, het die eerste somerreën al geval. Die Augustus-winde het tot in Oktober gewaai – tot lank na oom Paul se verjaarsdag. Die veldbrande het soos stoomtreine deur...
Expert advice and passion
Phillip (Flip) Manoto (46) is the new Grain SA/Absa/John Deere Financial New Era Commercial Farmer of the Year. He received his award on 21 September at the Day of Celebration, Grain SA’s event where...
