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Anelly Mokwena, an emerging commercial farmer from Bronkhorstspruit, has set her sights on growing her enterprise after receiving much-needed funding from the Land Bank.

A Limpopo macadamia nuts farmer’s mission to uplift his emerging colleagues is about to pay off.

The next harvest season will see Gene Likhanya and about 30 other farmers export their nuts to China, one of South Africa’s leading trading partners.

Entrepreneurship

An inherited farming enterprise is growing from strength to strength in Dennilton, in Limpopo, after weathering several storms in its development.  

Regomoditswe Malao (45) is an example of how passion, science and commitment can breed a successful cattle farmer. 

Reluctant to call himself a commercial farmer, Malao hails from Ventersdorp in the North West and has been running Malao Farming since 2002.

The business employs 10 people permanently.

For Botshelo Charmaine Mahlangu, ‘convenience’ is the magic word for career-driven women juggling motherhood.
In 2020, Mahlangu became a first-time mom who wanted to prepare healthy meals for her family but found the task of chopping vegetables daunting and time consuming.

“I thought to myself, what if there was a place where I could buy fresh veggies that are cut the way I like,” she said.

What started as a hot love affair between Sethembele Nxele and chillies has blossomed into an agro-processing business called Gotta be Rich Agri Farming producing the Ilangabi Chillies sauce. Ilangabi means flame in IsiZulu.

The Department of Social Development (DSD) has encouraged South Africans to seek alternative care for their children if they are unable to care for them.

Kenalemang Thekiso is thrilled to have received funding from the government to expand his aquaculture project.

The North West Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (NWDARD) armed Thekiso Aquaculture Project with R1.6 million worth of equipment  that boasts seven ponds, a state-of-the-art solar system, and feed to cultivate Nile tilapia fish.

The fish operation is run on a 1 000-hectare community property association land.

Surviving breast cancer has inspired Sthabile Amanda Nxumalo (26) of Hammarsdale in KwaZulu-Natal to reimagine her nail salon business to reach more customers. 

Nxumalo is the owner of NailsbyStha, a business that she started in 2016 while studying towards a Bachelor of Science in Environmental Sciences at the University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg campus. 

She decided to open a nail salon at the end of the school calendar in 2016 because she wanted to generate  an income. 

Bogosi Morojele established his e-commerce business in 2020 with the idea of promoting sustainable economic growth and celebrating Africa’s rich legacy. 
E-commerce is a method of buying and selling goods and services online.