January 2022

Three generations of Baldie’s, Linda, David and Robin, stand in front of the ancient Kroon apple tree on their farm in Misgund, in the Langkloof. The newly planted tree, in the Tru-Cape Heritage Orchard at Oak Valley Estate in Elgin,

As the new school year begins, news from Statistics South Africa that unemployment has increased from 30,1% to 34.9% in the past two years must be very worrying.  Maths is one of the most fundamental school subjects, and an increasingly in

Starting a new year without first taking the lessons from the previous year onboard is probably not the most constructive way to move forward. One of the largest employers in the Ceres area of South Africa’s Western Cape was also among

For South Africa’s largest exporter of apples and pears, Tru-Cape Fruit Marketing, a company wholly owned by the growers at Two-a-Day in Grabouw and Ceres Fruit Growers, news that China now welcomes pears from South Africa is a good way