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05 Jun

She started recycling as a side-hustle. Now Dudu owns a buy-back centre, employs 8 and has 25 trolleys

She started recycling as a side-hustle. Now Dudu owns a buy-back centre, employs 8 and has 25 trolleys

5 June 2023 marks the 50th anniversary of World Environment Day after it was established by the United Nations General Assembly in 1972.

This mom supplies veggies to McCain’s, Boxer, OK Foods, Choppies and more. Here’s how Kokie did it

This mom supplies veggies to McCain’s, Boxer, OK Foods, Choppies and more. Here’s how Kokie did it

Koketso Baloyi Mofokeng (31), whose grandparents were farm workers, is her ancestors' wildest dreams. Her farm, Diatla Tsheu, in Brits,...

15 May

From banker to owner of 3 farms, Limpopo-born Thando Magane, now a Durbanite, has grit and then some

From banker to owner of 3 farms, Limpopo-born Thando Magane, now a Durbanite, has grit and then some

The Durban-based businesswoman knows a thing or two about losing it all and having to start over. First, she lost stock, then the KZN...

12 May

She has more than 100 cows in the family farm – How Brits-born Ipeleng Kwadi Seboni did it

The Brits, North West-born Ipeleng Kwadi Seboni started building up her livestock business in her 20s. Now she's added vegetable farming...

09 May

‘I am my own marketer, researcher and salesperson’ – Refilwe Matsaneng

‘I am my own marketer, researcher and salesperson’ – Refilwe Matsaneng

Last year, she was recognised as one of the top 10 young persons in SA in the Junior Chamber International of South Africa (JCI SA)...

02 May

Smart farming in Gauteng and why for Gugulethu Mahlangu aquaponics, vertical farming are the future

Smart farming in Gauteng and why for Gugulethu Mahlangu aquaponics, vertical farming are the future

During Covid-19, she was unemployed and sitting at home. By sheer luck, she found a 14-hectare farm in Boksburg, in the East Rand, which...

19 Apr

‘I was unfairly dismissed. How can I get the employer to pay up?’ – Aus Nthabi answers your questions

‘I was unfairly dismissed. How can I get the employer to pay up?’ – Aus Nthabi answers your questions

She has won at the CCMA but does not know what's supposed to happen next.

27 Apr

At 14 he became a certified commercial farmer – Thabo Dithakgwe on continuing his grandpa’s legacy

At 14 he became a certified commercial farmer – Thabo Dithakgwe on continuing his grandpa’s legacy

When he turned 13, his father gifted him with a pregnant heifer. It birthed a bull and, after 18 months, he sold it and bought two cows....

03 Apr

From volunteer to farmer – how this Cedara graduate took the bull by the horns

From volunteer to farmer – how this Cedara graduate took the bull by the horns

The Pietermaritzburg-born Mnandisi Mdletshe is a proud owner of Double Bar Brahman and his livestock has been recognised as being among...

27 Mar

‘I started my poultry business in matric’ – uMhlabuyalingana farmer Sne Ngubane

‘I started my poultry business in matric’ – uMhlabuyalingana farmer Sne Ngubane

She may be young, but the 25-year-old Sne Chickens owner from uMkhanyakude District Municipality in northern KwaZulu-Natal can teach you...

20 Mar

From CA to farmer – how Justin Dziruni used his gift for numbers to create a successful business

From CA to farmer – how Justin Dziruni used his gift for numbers to create a successful business

In the beginning he had to sell all his stock and start all over again, buying quality boer goats that he now breeds and sells all over...

14 Mar

Joburg farmer doesn’t regret selling his BMW and putting all his eggs in one basket to fund his idea

Joburg farmer doesn’t regret selling his BMW and putting all his eggs in one basket to fund his idea

He started by supplying eggs then began selling his own chickens after that. Colbert Malope explains how you can become a poultry farmer...

06 Mar

He decided he'd buy a new property every single year, and now the investor is in the big leagues

He decided he'd buy a new property every single year, and now the investor is in the big leagues

Geologist Mulalo Tshitema, an Investor of the Year Award winner, shares how he got started in the property investment business. Read the...

28 Jan

Ask an expert | Commercial insurance solutions to consider for your SMME

Ask an expert | Commercial insurance solutions to consider for your SMME

New business owners tend to prioritise growth strategies and often fail to focus on the 'what if?' factor, thus overlooking the potential...

15 Dec 2022

OPINION | Are you proving yourself or overperforming just to prove that you deserve the job?

OPINION | Are you proving yourself or overperforming just to prove that you deserve the job?

Professional women tend to want to prove that they deserve the job over and over again, even though they earned the promotion on merit.

05 Dec 2022

Soweto man with a heart for rural life shares how he got into village stock farming

Soweto man with a heart for rural life shares how he got into village stock farming

Some townships hate going to the rural areas during holiday. Not Wandile Khave. Cutting wood next to the Shixini River and herding sheep...

21 Nov 2022

With no farming experience, she used her savings to buy 26 mixed-breed cows and a white Brahman bull

With no farming experience, she used her savings to buy 26 mixed-breed cows and a white Brahman bull

She thought farming would be a side gig. Now she has more than 120 sheep and goats and 250 head of cattle, including 133 Brahman, and...

11 Nov 2022

Dubai today, Paris tomorrow, Bali at the weekend! Danelle De Wet on the life of a flight attendant

Dubai today, Paris tomorrow, Bali at the weekend! Danelle De Wet on the life of a flight attendant

Emirates, the world’s largest operator of Airbus A380s and Boeing 777s, is looking to recruit First Officers and cabin crew. The former...

11 Nov 2022

From Fourways medical doctor to running 5 farms – Dr Obakeng Mfikwe on his unplanned success in farming

From Fourways medical doctor to running 5 farms – Dr Obakeng Mfikwe on his unplanned success in farming

‘You mustn’t allow your education to imprison you,’ says the doctor-turned-farmer. A tragic event led him to swapping his stethoscope for...

01 Nov 2022