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A Limpopo business is growing from strength to strength after it successfully rendered its services on a road construction project on the R37 as a sub-contract.

Get ready to be taken on a journey of stargazing enriched with ancient stories passed down by the indigenous peoples of the Karoo known as the !Xam San and Xhosa San. This group of people has always looked to the stars, moon, and sun for inspiration and guidance. 

What started off as a journey of dealing with grief, has evolved into a vibrant African cuisine business providing tasty delicacies to its customers.

Kitso Monyadi (30) is on a quest to change the perceptions around the cannabis plant.

Monyadi owns Botlhale Ba Rrammutla Farms which holds a hemp permit from the Department of Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development (DALRRD).

A Tshwane farmer has set his sights on growing a vegetable enterprise after a government initiative set the pursuit of his dream in motion.

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.