O Allah! Protect the people of Palestine as they’re being denied basic human rights. The old, weak and feeble, children and the unarmed are especially vulnerable. Our hearts are heavy and saddened. We pray for Your Help and for peace to be restored. Aameen. #Falasteen
"My name is Sihle Maseko (29). I am a farmer 🧑🏾🌾 🥬 🌽 from Burnshill Location, Keiskammahoek (Qoboqobo). I have a diploma in Agricultural Management 📜 👨🏾🎓, which I obtained in 2019 at NMU (George Campus 🏫). I started farming in 2020, helping my uncle on his 2 ha, then went solo in 2021. Now I am farming on a 10-hectare plot, growing green mealies (SC 701–5 ha) 🌽🌽🌽 and 45 000 cabbages (staggered at 15K monthly intervals)🥬🥬.
What inspired me to get into farming?
We are living in very difficult times where the chances of getting employed are scarce🥹. Even after completing my studies, I applied for jobs countless times in both the government and private sectors, and I got rejected so many times. Yes, it was stressful at times 😩, but then I remembered that there is enough land at home (the challenge was startup capital 💰) to afford an irrigation system.
I also had no background in farming because I never had any interest in being a primary producer🧑🏾🌾; I only wanted to be a forensic pathologist. I then tried to raise funds 💰and started on 1 ha with green mealies 🌽, then grew from there.
To young bloods, I want to say, "Get up!" Utyulube, make it happen🫶🏽; no one is going to do it for you; take the risks; go get that loan; do something to get started. Fukuza marn! There is no miracle bhuti, nothing will work unless you do. I did taxis mna and borrowed money from banks with no luck, but I made sure ukuba ndiyaqala🔥💯.
Currently, I am selling about 10–15 thousand cabbages 🥬🥬🥬 every month since July 2022 to both the formal and informal markets.
My contact details are as follows:
📞 : 0785652098;
📧 : [email protected];
Sihle Maseko on Facebook;
Siphosihle Maseko on LinkedIn.
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I can neither confirm nor deny a few tears may have spilled out while watching @TopGunMovie with my 14 year old daughter! I’m man enough to admit that seeing ice and mav together busted me up! #TalktomeGoose#MaverickTopGun
. @Charles_Leclerc : "This winter, Mattia explained to me a few things about Michael Schumacher, how much he influenced the team and how much he pushed to improve the professionalism. You can still feel the mark he left on Ferrari."
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#LEquipe#MonacoGP
You know those old uncles who barely talk but when they do they just drop all these gems on you and they have a powerful yet humble presence. They’re my fav and I wanna be like that when I’m older
The hermit didn't miss people. He had the trees.
They passed the long summer days chatting together, rustles and whispers in the shade.
Not the elm by the lake, though.
That tree was a dick.
its really not fair that some of us have not gotten Covid and have not enjoyed those 10 days quarantine holiday.
We should be rewarded, for taking precautionary measures seriously, with a 2 week special holiday.