Fairtrade accreditation – far more than window dressing
FAIR: Nuweland Farm Administrator, Esmelinda Visser handing over a water pump to be installed at a local school. SAFE’s Nuweland farm managers are busy with a Fairtrade audit – the third …
Year: 2018
Head of ops says SAFE management style boosts employee self confidence.
Skills development at the heart of SAFE’s corporate thinking has led to the promotion of a quality assurance supervisor to the critical post of head of operations. And SAFE Operations …
Prestigeous Broad Based investment group buys shareholding in SAFE
SAFE has announced that Jayendra Naidoo’s broad-based investment holding company, Lancaster Capital, has acquired a shareholding in the group. Exploratory talks with Lancaster began last year. Since then, both parties …
SAFE “trending” in the marketplace
Successful food producers and exporters have to stay alert to keep up with new trends in food – or face a downturn in sales. This is the experience …
Poetic Skilderkrans – all set for a 100 percent harvest
Skilderkrans farm in Limpopo has magnificent views of the Drakensberg mountain range, hence the poetic name. The farm is near Hoedspruit, close to the border of Mpumalanga, and has a …
Skilderkrans Stadsjapie says, “Farming in the life for me.”
SAFE’s assistant manager at Skilderkrans citrus farm in Limpopo, former stadsjapieJaco Visser, says farming is the life for him and he intends keeping it that way. “Before I came to …
Why Quentin Scott – SAFE’s CFO – would prefer a pirate at his side.
It is a long way from Slurry, near Mahikeng, the capital city of North West Province, to the trendy Cape Quarter, home of SAFE’s head office. But it is a journey that …
Healthy citrus crop bodes well for SAFE’s International sales
With most of SAFE citrus packed and dispatched farmers are confident that buyers will be more than satisfied with this seasons’ crop. “So far it has been a good year …
A Good Year for Citrus at Marble Hall
Citrus picking and packing are in full swing at SAFE’s Marble Hall farm in Limpopo, and the prospects for a first class harvest are excellent, says farm manager Frans Vorsatz. …
SAFE spreads “happiness” after school visit to Marble Hall citrus farm
It was a fun-filled educational day for 20 children from the Mutsi Primary School when they were invited to SAFE’s Marble Hall farm, two hours north of Pretoria …