{"id":48792,"date":"2022-09-01T10:12:32","date_gmt":"2022-09-01T08:12:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/farmer-receives-r900-000-20220830\/"},"modified":"2025-03-20T23:14:13","modified_gmt":"2025-03-20T21:14:13","slug":"farmer-receives-r900-000-20220830","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/farmer-receives-r900-000-20220830\/","title":{"rendered":"Farmer receives R900 000"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Eastern Cape Premier, Oscar Mabuyane has, on August 26, handed over farming equipment to the value of R900 000 to Mnyolo Heights Farm in Ugie, through the provincial government\u2019s Isiqalo Youth Fund.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The farm is a 100% black female youth-owned vegetable and livestock production business, which is owned by Aneza Mandini (30).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Implements handed over included a tractor, fertiliser spreader and ripper, along with other equipment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cI am very excited, happy and grateful for what is happening today because it is contributing to the vision I have always had of doing something towards ensuring food security and creating employment opportunities for many unemployed graduates, especially in the field of agriculture,\u201d Mandini said during the handover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cOver the years, I have been hiring tractors and other things to keep the farm going, without thinking about profit, but with the hope that one day my dream of being a fully-fledged farmer would be realised.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cToday, it is the realisation of that dream,\u201d Mandini added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div contenteditable=\"false\" data-embed24=\"Images\" data-pos=\"middle\" id=\"embed_f4f23feb\">\n<div class=\"slide\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-smallsrc=\"https:\/\/cdn.24.co.za\/files\/Cms\/General\/d\/3972\/45c7f438a1f74764ac64ddd452cfc7af.jpg\" src=\"https:\/\/novanews.co.za\/mthathaexpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/1f26993e030f4e74b9916c35297e0848.jpg\" 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