No one locks this agripreneur down!
Less than a decade ago, Lengau Mothiane had to rely on a lift to transport the 10 sheep he had bought at an auction back to the family farm more than 100km away. He now farms 150 South African Mutton Merino sheep and a herd of about 70 Bonsmara-Brahman cattle. The 35-year-old agripreneur also owns his own business and is providing contract work to at least 25 previously unemployed people.
“It’s a good feeling to know you’re helping to support so many families, especially at a time like this,” he says.
BORN INTO FARMING
Mothiane is a third-generation farmer, born and raised in QwaQwa in the Free State.
“I never lived in a township; I grew up knowing farming,” he says.
His father, Albert, used to grow vegetables at sites located at
