South Africa’s next generation of culinary stars went head-to-head at the Jeunes Chefs Rôtisseurs National Final in Stellenbosch last week – and it was a feast of ambition, innovation and proudly South African flavour.
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In Limpopo’s Sekhukhune District, on the edge of the Blyde River Canyon, the community of Phiring is demonstrating a quiet but powerful transformation. Situated in one of South Africa’s Strategic Water Source Areas (critical land that makes up just 10% of the country but supplies more than half of its surface water), Phiring is showing what is possible when people and ecosystems thrive together.
Foods once considered medicine have been neglected by the South African population; leaving a nutrition, sustainable diet and food security gap – these challenges resulting in one and a half million deaths in the country, a study released in the context of World Food Day has found.
Exploring the controversial terrain of Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) and their impact on human health.
In a dialogue about African agriculture, industry insiders highlighted some of the challenges farmers face – including the misalignment of government policy with the needs of agribusiness.
Boosting biodiversity could benefit farmers’ back pockets, writes Laylaa Teixeira Sampaio.
A variety of substances are used to repel snakes, including Jeyes Fluid, Condies Crystals, old oil, moth balls, plants like
Kerstin Nyberg Peart Elephants and large trees, such as knob thorn and marula, are all characteristic parts of the African
