As a teenage mango trader, Sibusiso “Sbu” Zwane learnt lessons in agriculture young and put them to good use later as he rose through the ranks in the pig sector. Now a commercial pig farmer who runs his own business, Sbu shares his experiences with African Farming’s Peter Mashala. By the time he turned 14, […]
WHAT IS THE BEST ADVICE YOU HAVE EVER BEEN GIVEN? To Identify my potential and work hard to get the best out of myself. WHAT WOULD YOU HAVE DONE DIFFERENTLY IF YOU COULD? I should have started my own farming business earlier on in my career. WHAT HAS BEEN YOUR BIGGEST SUCCESS TO DATE? I […]
Our brand new host Lindiwe Sithole traded in the glitz and glam for the farm life. Make sure to catch African Farming season two, every Thursday at 18:30 on Mzansi Wethu. Source link
African Farming is back with season two! Brand new host Lindiwe Sithole heads to Gauteng to spend time with award-winning commercial farmer and former Soweto activist Pinky Hlabedi. Catch episode one on Thursday at 18:30 on Mzansi Wethu, DStv channel 163. Source link
Dr Job Mthombeni has come a long way since his days as a farm labourer. Thanks partly to a successful construction business, he has been able to make his farming dreams come true. Hard work, planning and the ability to learn from his mistakes have also played a huge role in Job’s path to commercial […]
WHAT IS THE BEST ADVICE YOU HAVE EVER BEEN GIVEN? Create a good relationship with your neigbours, especially when you are new in a neighbourhood. These are the people who will help you. Also, always have a good planter and a sprayer on the farm – those are the two most important pieces of equipment […]
Don’t underestimate manure! Farming doesn’t always have to be complicated. There are some basic things you can do to increase the profitability of your business greatly – things like liming to correct soil acidity, ripping to solve soil compaction, or using more manure for your crops. Any manure – poultry, cattle, horse, sheep or goat […]
Selina “Pinky” Hlabedi is not one to shy away from a challenge, even if it means starting over. In 2019 she suffered every stock farmer’s worst nightmare and was forced to sell all her animals – but a good woman won’t be kept down. Pinky has bounced back stronger and more determined than ever as […]
Courtesy Landwey.ng We think this is a great option for many reasons – It could be a super cute starter home for a new family. It’s not terribly pricey (for Lagos!), and it’s really cute with a tonne of potential. It’s a three-bedroom, three-bathroom house with an open concept main floor. Courtesy Landwey.ng The bedrooms […]
Yep, you read that right, “Eyowo”, this is Yoruba for “come and take money”. Eyowo Integrated payments Limited is a payment service provider founded in 2018 and headquartered in Lagos. It was set up by Softcom in 2019 as a Banking platform that would change online banking and how people, save, spend, and invest their […]