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During the last season it was heartbreaks as crops wilted in the farms due to record drought
During the last season it was heartbreaks as crops wilted in the farms due to record drought

Mmegi Photojournalist, KAGISO ONKATSWITSE, this week retraced the steps he took last season, when the southern districts were in the throes of a record drought.

This year, he found that the abundant rains have brought hope and relief to many families who depend on fields for their sustainability.

From Llara fields, to Metsimaswaane to Polokwe and on to Gakgatla, communal farmers are buzzing in anticipation of a bumper harvest.

Editor's Comment
Don't let FMD outbreak drag on

Acting Agriculture Minister, Edwin Dikoloti, is right in saying opening an export-ready facility whilst Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) is still spreading would risk getting the whole country blacklisted before a single carcass leaves the door.A ban like that would break the already stressed nation. So, the postponement, painful as it is, is the right thing to do. The local economy is being squeezed from both ends. FMD has already slammed the door...

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