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Another year, another harvest
It is no secret that the harvest season brings challenges like working long hours and making a lot of decisions under pressure, causing fatigue and making it difficult to endure for the whole season. This article offers advice from the industry on how to cope with the workload and keep tempers…
By Pieter Badenhorst · 6 min read
Dream big
Joseph Phiri from De Grendel is a good example of the South African wine industry's commitment to the empowerment and training of cellar workers.
By Elona Hesseling · 3 min read
Thank goodness it’s Thursday
Thanks to technology flexible or compacted working weeks are becoming increasingly popular. Will South Africans soon be saying TGIT?
By Lee-anne · 7 min read
HEAR IT FROM HEIN: Confidence in agriculture
With the ongoing negative sentiment around the profitability of wine in South Africa, the South African wine industry needs to find something that will restore
By Carlin Cloete · 3 min read
Resurrecting old vineyards in Chile and South Africa
In recent years, Chile and South Africa have started projects to rescue old vineyards, creating interesting synergies between rural areas and consumers. The new
By Anton Pretorius · 4 min read
SA wine industry update: Status of wine industry activities
Since our previous communication (Update on COVID-19 Lockdown #9 and WoSA Q&A, 9 April 2020) the lockdown period has been extended to 30 April 2020, and we woul
By SA Wine Industry · 10 min read
Metschnikowia pulcherrima yeast and its role in winemaking
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By Evodia Setati · 8 min read
Your (mental) health is your wealth
Ruinous droughts and the disruptive Covid-19 pandemic has recently brought the importance of mental health – especially in our agricultural communities – into s
By Anton Pretorius · 5 min read
Essential leadership characteristics during times of change
The world and workplace have permanently changed with the Coronavirus pandemic and uncertainty will remain with us for a long time, as threats of renewed waves
By Santi Basson · 6 min read
Cover crops enhance vineyard arthropod diversity
Intensive agriculture threatens arthropod biodiversity,1,2,3 impacts the functioning of ecosystems,4 and threatens the sustainable production of farming systems
By Marinus Geldenhuys, René Gaigher, James Pryke & Michael Samways · 17 min read
“Gang Pastor” helps restore hope and dignity in Bovlei Valley
Known globally as South Africa’s “gang pastor”, Australian philanthropist and community pastor, Andie Steele-Smith (54) has been called out to South Africa to do God’s work, and help restore hope and dignity to the farmworker communities of the Cape Winelands.
By Anton Pretorius · 7 min read
