Episodes

  • The foot and mouth situation in South Africa has sharply divided stakeholders and Farmers into two main camps:

    The foot and mouth situation in South Africa has sharply divided stakeholders and Farmers into two main camps:
    Jan 31 2026
    This divide reflects broader tensions: frustration from farmers feeling helpless amid slow vaccine distribution and bureaucratic delays versus the state's insistence on unified control to avoid chaos in a nationally regulated biosecurity framework. As the outbreak persists without quick resolution, the debate underscores calls for hybrid models—state oversight paired with unlocked private capacity—yet positions remain polarized, with potential court challenges looming if demands go unmet.

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    4 mins
  • Over the past 25 years (2000–2025), farming has changed dramatically.

    Over the past 25 years (2000–2025), farming has changed dramatically.
    Jan 28 2026
    Over the past 25 years (2000–2025), farming has changed dramatically. What used to be mostly manual, guesswork-based work with basic tractors has become highly precise, data-driven, and increasingly automated.

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    3 mins
  • Take care of your Health in a responsible way.

    Take care of your Health in a responsible way.
    Jan 27 2026
    Your body, mind, and soul are your responsibility. Getting older does not mean you need to become sick, weak, or dependent. If you take care of your health properly, you can remain active, independent, and mentally sharp well into your 70s and 80s.

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    5 mins
  • South Africa Celebrates 367 Years of Wine Excellence

    South Africa Celebrates 367 Years of Wine Excellence
    Jan 23 2026
    On 2 February 2026, South Africa proudly marks an important milestone: 367 years of remarkable wine-making tradition. The celebration remembers the year 1659, when Jan van Riebeeck and his team produced the very first bottle of wine right here in Cape Town.

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    4 mins
  • The Government’s Slow Response to Foot-and-Mouth Disease: Farmers Left Waiting While the Crisis Deepens

    The Government’s Slow Response to Foot-and-Mouth Disease: Farmers Left Waiting While the Crisis Deepens
    Jan 22 2026
    For months now, South Africa’s livestock farmers have been watching helplessly as foot-and-mouth disease (FMD / bek-en-klouseer) spreads across provinces like wildfire.

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    4 mins
  • Ferritin reflects stored iron in your body

    Ferritin reflects stored iron in your body
    Jan 20 2026
    Ferritin reflects stored iron, while transferrin saturation reflects how much iron is circulating and metabolically active. These two values must always be interpreted together.

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    3 mins
  • South Africa’s Crumbling Infrastructure: A Growing Threat to Food Security

    South Africa’s Crumbling Infrastructure: A Growing Threat to Food Security
    Jan 19 2026
    South Africa, a powerhouse of African agriculture with $13.7 billion in exports in 2024, faces a mounting crisis as its infrastructure deteriorates, threatening food security for millions. Decades of mismanagement, corruption, and underinvestment have left roads, rail, ports, electricity, and water systems in disarray, directly impacting the agricultural supply chain. From rolling blackouts to collapsing rail networks and water shortages, these failures are driving up food production costs, disrupting exports, and exacerbating hunger, particularly in vulnerable communities.

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    5 mins
  • These foods are naturally high in oxalates.

    These foods are naturally high in oxalates.
    Jan 13 2026
    Quanlim Life international Audio production

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    3 mins