Ten things to watch for in 2019

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The year gone by will be remembered for everything from the ascendancy of the fifth president, to the 87 poached elephants that weren’t, to numerous high profile deaths locally and beyond. Staff Writer, MBONGENI MGUNI, looks at the key news items to keep an eye out for this year

Eyes to the skies

With threats of El Nino already manifesting themselves through the late onset of rains this season, subsistence farmers across the country will spend the next few weeks looking to the skies and praying the Heaven’s open and stay open going forward. Minimal planting has taken place in the South, including the Barolong Farms heartland, and thanks to the late onset, many farmers have abandoned their fields. Those who have stayed faithful will be hoping the rains become more consistent and stable, enabling some form of crop maturation in the months before the onset of the evening winter chills. 

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The contest had 10 beautiful young girls as finalists and unfortunately only one could wear the crown.The judges picked Anicia Gaothuse. To all those who feel their contestant should have won ahead of Anicia for whatever reason, hardly; the judges found Anicia to be the best among the best, so desist from disrespecting our newly crowned queen on social media or anywhere else, for that matter! Each of the 10 beautiful young women had supporters...

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