Celebrating rural farming methods and food production

Sep 26, 2022

Connecting with Gugu Nzimande, CEO and Founder of Ultimate Growers, and understanding the value of our heritage. Gugu Nzimande grew up in Estcourt, a small town in the uThukela District of KwaZulu-Natal. She moved to Johannesburg to pursue her passion for food...

Maritime nonprofit gets young people into aqua farming

Mar 1, 2022

With well over a decade of experience in the maritime business sector behind it, a nonprofit in KwaZulu-Natal is now helping unemployed youth set up their own aquaculture and aquaponics farms. The eThekwini Maritime Cluster (EMC) has been championing the maritime...

Premiers vow to create jobs through agriculture

Feb 28, 2022

South African premiers are tapping into agriculture, as Africa’s largest employer, to boost their own provinces’ economies and to create jobs for young people in the marketplace. As the premiers of Limpopo, KwaZulu-Natal and the Northern Cape delivered their...

How Huletts is Growing a Sweet Future

Dec 14, 2021

As one of KwaZulu-Natal’s longest standing commercial and agricultural entities, Huletts plays a significant societal role in South Africa. Growing a Sweet Future is their dynamic 21st century vision and comprehensive commitment to communities, country, and planet....