"Franschhoek’s population is officially safe and it is the first town in South Africa to have more than 80% of its people vaccinated against the COVID-19 virus." This statement from a press release, Franschhoek Reaches Population Safety, ...
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Combined, Agriculture and Agri-processing exports from the Western Cape amounted to R77 billion during the troubled 2020. The Western Cape also exported 52% of South Africa's agricultural produce. There's no denying that Agriculture in the ...
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Former President of the Republic of South Africa, FW de Klerk, died on Thursday, 10 November 2021. Opinions of him vary significantly - from the strongest criticism to the highest praise. Interestingly enough these sentiments are found at b...
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A rollercoaster ride for SA wine in 2020 - the topic of my blog on 24 January last year. The caption proved to be right on the money. Almost two years later, after more tribulation than what we could ever imagine, what awaits SA wine?Be...
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The view of starry skies over South Africa shared by a NASA Astronaut from the Endeavour's windows on twitter (click for tweet) is beautiful, incredible and yes, a bit ironic. At least the stars are still shining over South Africa. With mor...
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