Magowe In Love With Her Nursery Trees

Tshotlego Magowe showing off her plants
Tshotlego Magowe showing off her plants

Selebi-Phikwe is known as the best address for nursery plants in the country as a majority of homesteads have nurseries, but Tshotlego Magowe’s stands out in the former mining town, The Monitor Correspondent Onalenna Kelebeile charts to her

SELEBI-PHIKWE: “Nursery trees are a true companion, my husband and my son, faithful friend who would never have differences or grudges. They respond quickly to my emotions before any person could and they pick my moods even when I try to pretend that I am ok.

“In the morning when I wake up I forage and fondle my trees, caress their leaves and communicate with them. I consult them when I leave my home and report back when I return. This is when I also can pick if they also have something to complain about.”

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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