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The end-game

The end-game
July 25, 2019 A number of authors, scientists, historians and archeologists firmly believe that our civilisation (such as...
Our inconvenient truth

Our inconvenient truth
June 24, 2019 When a regionally important town of more than 34 000 inhabitants such as Beaufort West...
Climate catastrophe

Climate catastrophe
June 3, 2019 Until late last year you would not have heard of Greta Thunberg, the pigtailed teenager...

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Dumb and dumber
July 25, 2019

Dumb and dumber

There's a video clip that has made its way on to Facebook showing two workers...

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Excellent neighbours
June 24, 2019

Excellent neighbours

Amid all the “sturm und drang” of life in South Africa today along come a...

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The perfect sosatie
June 3, 2019

The perfect sosatie

In my childhood home in Pretoria a regular Saturday lunchtime dish was sosaties and salad....

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Impenetrable Hedges

Impenetrable Hedges
August 18, 2019 Smallholders are always on the lookout for ways to improve their security and one option...
Straw Bale Planting

Straw Bale Planting
August 14, 2019   You have no doubt heard of straw bale construction: baled straw from wheat, oats,...
Replacing Exotic Trees

Replacing Exotic Trees
August 12, 2019   The Gauteng Smallholder has written extensively over the years about the challenges we face...
Pruning Peach trees

Pruning Peach trees
August 7, 2019 On Monday we looked at general points about pruning fruit trees. According to Keith Kirsten,...
Pruning fruit trees

Pruning fruit trees
August 5, 2019 The purpose of pruning of branches on fruit trees is to create a strong structure...
The African Potato

The African Potato
July 31, 2019 The “African wild potato” (Hypoxis hemerocallidea) first rose to fame ~ or was it infamy...
Some Earthworm Facts

Some Earthworm Facts
July 29, 2019 • As of 2010, there were 282 known indigenous earthworm species (most endemic) in South...
Alien and Invasive Birds on Smallholdings

Alien and Invasive Birds on Smallholdings
July 25, 2019 Alien invasive species are animals and plants that have been introduced to a country in...

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