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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...
More of the same

More of the same
May 1, 2019 By the time you read this the national election will probably have come and gone....

THE BACK PAGE, BY BLOMMETJIE

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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Ruling by Twitter
May 1, 2019

Ruling by Twitter

If you rely on South African TV news channels to keep you up to date...

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Lumpy Skin Disease

Lumpy Skin Disease
July 17, 2019 LSD is a viral disease of cattle and is typically characterised by nodules or lumps...
Fire Prevention ~ Cut you Verges, too

Fire Prevention ~ Cut you Verges, too
July 15, 2019 In the dry dry depths of our Gauteng winter, it’s not too late to cut...
Your Marketing Strategy

Your Marketing Strategy
July 9, 2019 Many smallholders try to supplement their income with goods and services from their plot. In...
Agri-SOEs

Agri-SOEs
July 3, 2019 When Minister Thoko Didiza was put in charge of Agriculture again she will have inherited...
Young Climate Activists

Young Climate Activists
July 1, 2019 As we move out of Youth Month, it was heartening to see reports of recent...
What’s in a Name?

What’s in a Name?
June 26, 2019 Gauteng smallholdings can be found in areas with a variety of names. Do you know...
Miniature Horses

Miniature Horses
June 24, 2019 A miniature horse makes an ideal companion for anyone who, because of age or infirmity,...
Lantana camara (Verbenaceae)

Lantana camara (Verbenaceae)
June 19, 2019 Lantana is one of the worst weeds in the world, according to the ARC Plant...

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