What variety of mangos ?Heading back to farm in Uganda at the end of the month
Fresh mango trees , pineapple trees and even coffee straight from the farm
Essential The Africa the Media Doesn't Tell You About
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thernbroom
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To be honest I don't know but I will share pictures for sure
The Odum of Ala Igbo
Hail Biafra!
The Odum of Ala Igbo
Hail Biafra!
Red Shield
Global Domination
indeedIt's not a feeling, they are setting the African agenda.
How the hell did we get cursed with such dumbass leadership. If we get the opportunity and I'm very hopeful we will. A whole lotta people are gonna have to be killed. No talking, discussions, dialogue, etc, whatever... just killed
thatrapsfan
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Shyt might go left in Kenya this weekend if Raila loses again ( most likely result) 
Chinese group CR20 makes temporary delivery of railway in Angola
31 July 2017
The China Railway 20 Bureau Group Co (CR20) on Thursday delivered a provisional 400-kilometre section of railway between Cuito and Luena to the board of the state-run Benguela Railway Company (CFB), Angolan news agency Angop reported.
The chairman of the company, José Carlos Gomes, said on the occasion that the delivery, which marked the handover of the railway’s management, represents the end of the contract awarded to CR20, which began in January 2008.
The total rebuilding of the line, which stretches 1,344 kilometres from Lobito to Luau, along the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, involved construction of 95 bridges and 67 stations, 15 of which are located on the section now handed over to the Angolan company’s management.
Gomes pointed out that since trains started circulation on the line again in 2014, the the CFB has already transported more than 2 million passengers and 95,000 tonnes of food, construction materials and other products.
The CFB line starts in Lobito, crosses the provinces of Huambo, Bié and Moxico, to the municipality of Luau, where it links up with the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Through a connection with Zambia, which requires building an extension from Moxico to the border of that country, it is possible to travel onwards to the city of Beira in Mozambique, Dar es Salaam, in Tanzania, by the Indian Ocean, which gives the railway a continental dimension.
The work involved to build the links with the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia that was the responsibility of Angola has now been concluded and the links now depend on those two countries. (macauhub)
Chinese group CR20 makes temporary delivery of railway in Angola
31 July 2017
The China Railway 20 Bureau Group Co (CR20) on Thursday delivered a provisional 400-kilometre section of railway between Cuito and Luena to the board of the state-run Benguela Railway Company (CFB), Angolan news agency Angop reported.
The chairman of the company, José Carlos Gomes, said on the occasion that the delivery, which marked the handover of the railway’s management, represents the end of the contract awarded to CR20, which began in January 2008.
The total rebuilding of the line, which stretches 1,344 kilometres from Lobito to Luau, along the border with the Democratic Republic of Congo, involved construction of 95 bridges and 67 stations, 15 of which are located on the section now handed over to the Angolan company’s management.
Gomes pointed out that since trains started circulation on the line again in 2014, the the CFB has already transported more than 2 million passengers and 95,000 tonnes of food, construction materials and other products.
The CFB line starts in Lobito, crosses the provinces of Huambo, Bié and Moxico, to the municipality of Luau, where it links up with the Democratic Republic of Congo.
Through a connection with Zambia, which requires building an extension from Moxico to the border of that country, it is possible to travel onwards to the city of Beira in Mozambique, Dar es Salaam, in Tanzania, by the Indian Ocean, which gives the railway a continental dimension.
The work involved to build the links with the Democratic Republic of Congo and Zambia that was the responsibility of Angola has now been concluded and the links now depend on those two countries. (macauhub)
Chinese group CR20 makes temporary delivery of railway in Angola
It's not a feeling, they are setting the African agenda.
How the hell did we get cursed with such dumbass leadership. If we get the opportunity and I'm very hopeful we will. A whole lotta people are gonna have to be killed. No talking, discussions, dialogue, etc, whatever... just killed
Because every civil war to get a garbage leader out, ends up with another outside power meddling in it for their interest. Africans aren't afraid to overthrow governments, but the issue is lack of real independent military thus they always depend on some outside power with their own motives.
How is what China is doing akin imperialism? China so far has not been behind any regime changes like what happened in Latin America and the Caribbean.I think China's investment in Africa is more akin to US imperialism in Latin America and the Caribbean then European style colonialism
China's involvement in Asia is more similar to the USA's involvement in Latin America.
China does not have a "Monroe doctrine" for Africa where they view African governments down to the land as "theirs."
China simply extract resources in lopsided deals using their labor but I wouldn't say they are huge meddlers in African politics especially not when compared to the West.
China does not have a "Monroe doctrine" for Africa where they view African governments down to the land as "theirs."
China simply extract resources in lopsided deals using their labor but I wouldn't say they are huge meddlers in African politics especially not when compared to the West.
I'm saying it's more similar
but I wouldn't be surprised if moving forward we see China backed leaders elected
'Our dignity has been restored': farmers prove land reform can work
02 August 2017 - 12:46
BY AFP
This file photo taken on June 15, 2017 in Hoedspruit shows a tractor carrying fruits leaving a farm which was successfully claimed back by the mainly black community and then leased to the former white owner. Image: MUJAHID SAFODIEN / AFP
It was a hard-fought victory for the black community seeking to reclaim land, and for the Moletele ethnic group it has become a surprising model of wider racial cooperation.
After a 10-year legal battle, the Moletele have taken back the land from which they were evicted by members of the white minority nearly a century ago.
The area, a picturesque range at the foot of mountains near Hoedspruit in the country's northeast, is dotted with trees heavy with fruit.
"To us, we see it as our dignity has been restored," said Hezekiel Nkosi, the chairman of the Moletele Communal Property Association which pressed the claim.
"We are making sure that our people work on the farm and make it successful."
Nearly a quarter of a century after the end of apartheid, the sensitive issue of redistributing land to South Africa's black majority looms large over the country's politics.
The leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters party, the firebrand Julius Malema has called on his followers to forcibly seize land.
AfriForum accuses Malema of encouraging trespassing
Even President Jacob Zuma has called for land "expropriation without compensation" as part of a push for "radical transformation" of the economy which remains largely in the hands of the white minority.
Since Nelson Mandela swept to the presidency on a wave of optimism in 1994, ownership of farmland has barely altered - with just three percent changing hands since then, according to the Department of Rural Development.
Often, land transfers end in failure with new owners walking away from their investments after struggling to turn a profit.
The Moletele community itself came close to disaster after 1,615 families took over the area of 70,000 hectares (173,000 acres) that was found to be theirs in 2007.
"Those who were denied the opportunity to participate in the economy must now be enabled to be the key role players," said then land minister Lulama Xingwana.
Free communal land in SA à la French Revolution
But because of a lack of cash, training and limited market access, the hopes of the Moletele quickly turned to despair.
"Farming was very difficult because we have to pay for inputs such as fertilisers or electricity. All costs -- but we didn't have money," recalls Nkosi.
"So we advertised for people who could assist in running the farm."
RACIAL PARTNERSHIP
And in a striking breakthrough for race relations in the country, their call was answered by white farmers.
The Moletele agreed to pay a percentage of the land's revenues over 20 years to the established local farmer in return for expertise.
Following the deal, the former landowners became the workers while the one-time labourers became the bosses.
And against the odds, the arrangement was a success.
"When we took over the farm, there was really nothing going on there, it was totally neglected," said farmer Duo Landman.
"What we did is we took our practices from our own farms and just implemented them. Now it's definitely profitable."
The Moleteles' venture has since benefited from their partners' know-how, their processing facilities and their extensive distribution networks.
Their lemons and mangoes are sold at home and abroad and helped the black-led enterprise to report its first profits.
"Here we have an example of successful land reform," said Pieter Scholtz, chief executive of the operation, Matuma Farms.
"Seventy percent of the land belongs to the people of the Moletele community," he added.
"It's really about having good relationships with the community and creating jobs, giving back through business schemes and training."
'AN EMOTIVE ISSUE'
Scholtz is delighted with the partnership underpinning the success of the business, but is alarmed at Zuma's talk of forcibly redistributing land.
"It's always a concern if your president stands up in the parliament and says things like that, although we believe in the constitution and the quality of our courts," he said.
Peter Setou, head of the Vumelana foundation that helped the Moletele with their land claim, cautioned against forcible land transfers, warning this could have similar results to Zimbabwe's disastrous farm seizures.
Farm killings: Land tensions written in blood
"Land reform is an emotive issue and the level of frustration among the communities is because the process is exceedingly slow," he said.
"South Africans will always find creative ways for resolving their issues."
Nkosi also warned against political posturing, saying: "If you grab land and you don't have access to the market and you don't have the technical know-how, then it would be a fruitless exercise."
In his new role as a manager, he is now plotting his next moves to increase growth -- an expansion into livestock.
"The dream is we want to be the best producers of beef in South Africa," he said.
'Our dignity has been restored': farmers prove land reform can work
02 August 2017 - 12:46
BY AFP
This file photo taken on June 15, 2017 in Hoedspruit shows a tractor carrying fruits leaving a farm which was successfully claimed back by the mainly black community and then leased to the former white owner. Image: MUJAHID SAFODIEN / AFP
It was a hard-fought victory for the black community seeking to reclaim land, and for the Moletele ethnic group it has become a surprising model of wider racial cooperation.
After a 10-year legal battle, the Moletele have taken back the land from which they were evicted by members of the white minority nearly a century ago.
The area, a picturesque range at the foot of mountains near Hoedspruit in the country's northeast, is dotted with trees heavy with fruit.
"To us, we see it as our dignity has been restored," said Hezekiel Nkosi, the chairman of the Moletele Communal Property Association which pressed the claim.
"We are making sure that our people work on the farm and make it successful."
Nearly a quarter of a century after the end of apartheid, the sensitive issue of redistributing land to South Africa's black majority looms large over the country's politics.
The leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters party, the firebrand Julius Malema has called on his followers to forcibly seize land.
AfriForum accuses Malema of encouraging trespassing
Even President Jacob Zuma has called for land "expropriation without compensation" as part of a push for "radical transformation" of the economy which remains largely in the hands of the white minority.
Since Nelson Mandela swept to the presidency on a wave of optimism in 1994, ownership of farmland has barely altered - with just three percent changing hands since then, according to the Department of Rural Development.
Often, land transfers end in failure with new owners walking away from their investments after struggling to turn a profit.
The Moletele community itself came close to disaster after 1,615 families took over the area of 70,000 hectares (173,000 acres) that was found to be theirs in 2007.
"Those who were denied the opportunity to participate in the economy must now be enabled to be the key role players," said then land minister Lulama Xingwana.
Free communal land in SA à la French Revolution
But because of a lack of cash, training and limited market access, the hopes of the Moletele quickly turned to despair.
"Farming was very difficult because we have to pay for inputs such as fertilisers or electricity. All costs -- but we didn't have money," recalls Nkosi.
"So we advertised for people who could assist in running the farm."
RACIAL PARTNERSHIP
And in a striking breakthrough for race relations in the country, their call was answered by white farmers.
The Moletele agreed to pay a percentage of the land's revenues over 20 years to the established local farmer in return for expertise.
Following the deal, the former landowners became the workers while the one-time labourers became the bosses.
And against the odds, the arrangement was a success.
"When we took over the farm, there was really nothing going on there, it was totally neglected," said farmer Duo Landman.
"What we did is we took our practices from our own farms and just implemented them. Now it's definitely profitable."
The Moleteles' venture has since benefited from their partners' know-how, their processing facilities and their extensive distribution networks.
Their lemons and mangoes are sold at home and abroad and helped the black-led enterprise to report its first profits.
"Here we have an example of successful land reform," said Pieter Scholtz, chief executive of the operation, Matuma Farms.
"Seventy percent of the land belongs to the people of the Moletele community," he added.
"It's really about having good relationships with the community and creating jobs, giving back through business schemes and training."
'AN EMOTIVE ISSUE'
Scholtz is delighted with the partnership underpinning the success of the business, but is alarmed at Zuma's talk of forcibly redistributing land.
"It's always a concern if your president stands up in the parliament and says things like that, although we believe in the constitution and the quality of our courts," he said.
Peter Setou, head of the Vumelana foundation that helped the Moletele with their land claim, cautioned against forcible land transfers, warning this could have similar results to Zimbabwe's disastrous farm seizures.
Farm killings: Land tensions written in blood
"Land reform is an emotive issue and the level of frustration among the communities is because the process is exceedingly slow," he said.
"South Africans will always find creative ways for resolving their issues."
Nkosi also warned against political posturing, saying: "If you grab land and you don't have access to the market and you don't have the technical know-how, then it would be a fruitless exercise."
In his new role as a manager, he is now plotting his next moves to increase growth -- an expansion into livestock.
"The dream is we want to be the best producers of beef in South Africa," he said.
'Our dignity has been restored': farmers prove land reform can work