WORKING TOGETHER: SUCCESS IN FAMILY FARMING
It’s Friday and Gopolang Tladinyane’s eldest sons, Motlapele (16) and Reaobaka
(13), have just arrived on the farm from boarding school. After dropping off their bags, changing and wolfing down a quick snack, they’re off to see what needs to be done before sundown.
Rea, in Grade 8 at Hartbeespoort High School, is the mechanic and manages the small stock on the family farm in Sanddrift, about 20km north of Brits in North West. He’s just checked whether there is anything urgent waiting to be fixed in the workshop.
“Everything seems to be running smoothly; the tractors are in good working order, except one that needs the top gasket replaced. I can have it finished in no time, then I can focus on the livestock,” he reports.
Motlapele, in Grade 11 at Bekker High School in Magaliesburg, looks after the grain production. Helping with the spraying of the soya beans tops his to-do list. They finished planting sunflowers two months ago on
