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fusion-flex-align-self-stretch" style="--awb-padding-top-small:100px;--awb-padding-bottom-small:100px;--awb-bg-position:center center;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:40%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper lazyload fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column fusion-empty-column-bg-image fusion-column-has-bg-image" data-bg-url="https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Anna-Kagaretswe2.png" data-bg="https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Anna-Kagaretswe2.png"><img decoding="async" class="fusion-empty-dims-img-placeholder" aria-label="Anna-Kagaretswe2" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27940%27%20height%3D%27788%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20940%20788%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27940%27%20height%3D%27788%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E"></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-1 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper" style="--awb-padding-top:36px;--awb-padding-right:50px;--awb-padding-bottom:36px;--awb-padding-left:36px;--awb-inner-bg-color:var(--awb-color6);--awb-inner-bg-color-hover:var(--awb-color6);--awb-inner-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:60%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><span class="fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-none"><a class="fusion-column-anchor" href="https://kormorant.co.za/annas-garden-becomes-flourishing-business/"><span class="fusion-column-inner-bg-image"></span></a></span><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-space-between fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-3 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-three" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-margin-bottom:30px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;
4--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:28px;"><h3 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="margin:0;text-transform:uppercase;font-size:1em;--fontSize:28;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);">Anna’s garden becomes a flourishing business</h3></div><div class="fusion-meta-tb fusion-meta-tb-1 floated" style="--awb-height:36px;--awb-margin-bottom:30px;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-alignment-medium:flex-start;--awb-alignment-small:flex-start;"><span class="fusion-tb-published-date">Published On: June 3, 2022</span><span class="fusion-meta-tb-sep"></span><span class="fusion-tb-tags">Tags: <a href="https://sociotech.co.za/tag/kormorant/" rel="tag">Kormorant</a></span><span class="fusion-meta-tb-sep"></span></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-1" style="--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography4-text-transform);--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color1);"><p>From a small vegetable patch to a self-sustaining business, Anna Kgaretswe is making a living out of her garden in Majakaneng. Through her participation in SocioTechâs Broad-Based Livelihoods (BBL) strategies to stimulate personal economic activity, Anna has acquired agricultural skills and applies this knowledge to create a successful food gardening business.</p></div><div ><a class="fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-custom fusion-button-default button-3 fusion-button-default-span fusion-button-default-type" style="--button_accent_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_accent_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button_border_hover_color:var(--awb-color1);--button-border-radius-top-left:3px;--button-border-radius-top-right:3px;--button-border-radius-bottom-right:3px;--button-border-radius-bottom-left:3px;--button_gradient_top_color:var(--awb-color8);--button_gradient_bottom_color:var(--awb-color8);--button_gradient_top_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color5-h),calc(var(--awb-color5-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color5-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color5-a));--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color5-h),calc(var(--awb-color5-s) - 5%),calc(var(--awb-color5-l) - 10%),var(--awb-color5-a));" target="_self" href="https://kormorant.co.za/annas-garden-becomes-flourishing-business/"><span class="fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default">Continue Reading</span></a></div></div></div></div></div></li></ul></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-7 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling" style="--awb-border-sizes-top:0px;--awb-border-sizes-bottom:0px;--awb-border-sizes-left:0px;--awb-border-sizes-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:80px;--awb-padding-bottom:120px;--awb-padding-top-medium:60px;--awb-padding-bottom-medium:60px;--awb-padding-top-small:60px;--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-background-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;" ><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-flex-content-wrap" style="max-width:calc( 1200px + 80px );margin-left: calc(-80px / 2 );margin-right: calc(-80px / 2 );"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-12 fusion_builder_column_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:40px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:40px;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:40px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:40px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:40px;--awb-spacing-left-small:40px;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-post-cards fusion-post-cards-2 fusion-delayed-animation fusion-grid-archive fusion-grid-columns-2" style="--awb-column-spacing:30px;--awb-dots-align:center;--awb-columns:2;--awb-active-filter-border-size:3px;--awb-filters-height:36px;--awb-load-more-btn-bg-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-columns-medium:33.3333%;--awb-columns-small:100%;" data-post-type-label="posts" data-animationType="fadeInDown" data-animationDuration="0.8" data-animationOffset="top-into-view" data-animation-delay="0.3"><ul class="fusion-grid fusion-grid-2 fusion-flex-align-items-stretch fusion-grid-p
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class="fusion-title title fusion-title-4 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five" style="--awb-margin-right:30px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-left:30px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:30px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:30px;--awb-font-size:22px;"><h5 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:22;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);"><a href="https://sociotech.co.za/provantage-partners/" class="awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color" target="_self">Provantage Partners</a></h5></div><div class="fusion-meta-tb fusion-meta-tb-2 floated" style="--awb-height:36px;--awb-margin-left:30px;--awb-margin-right:30px;--awb-alignment-medium:flex-start;--awb-alignment-small:flex-start;"><span class="fusion-tb-tags">Tags: <a href="https://sociotech.co.za/tag/sociotech-newsletter/" rel="tag">SocioTech Newsletter</a></span><span class="fusion-meta-tb-sep"></span><span class="fusion-tb-published-date">Published On: June 11, 2025</span><span class="fusion-meta-tb-sep"></span></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;flex-grow:2;width:100%;"><div class="fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid" style="--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:var(--awb-color3);border-top-width:0px;"></div></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-2 fusion-text-no-margin" style="--awb-font-size:16px;--awb-line-height:1.3em;--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-margin-right:30px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-left:30px;"><p>Read in this newsletter what BBL participants say about their journey out of worry and despair, into assured food and income, and greatly improved relationships in their families and neighbourhoods.</p></div><div style="text-align:left;"><a class="fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size 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4--button_typography-font-weight:var(--awb-typography3-font-weight);--button_typography-font-style:var(--awb-typography3-font-style);" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Socio-Tech-BBL-Booklet-1.pdf"><span class="fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default">Read More</span></a></div></div></li><li class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-14 fusion-flex-column fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column fusion-animated" style="--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-inner-bg-color:hsla(var(--awb-color3-h),var(--awb-color3-s),var(--awb-color3-l),calc(var(--awb-color3-a) - 80%));--awb-inner-bg-color-hover:hsla(var(--awb-color3-h),var(--awb-color3-s),var(--awb-color3-l),calc(var(--awb-color3-a) - 80%));--awb-inner-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-inner-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:3px 3px 3px 3px;--awb-inner-bg-border-radius:3px 3px 3px 3px;--awb-inner-bg-overflow:hidden;--awb-transform:scaleX(1) scaleY(1);--awb-transform-hover:scaleX(1.03) scaleY(1.03);--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><span class="fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-none"><a class="fusion-column-anchor" href="https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Socio-Tech-BBL-Booklet-1.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="fusion-column-inner-bg-image"></span></a></span><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element" style="--awb-aspect-ratio:3 / 2;--awb-object-position:46% 12%;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-caption-title-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-caption-text-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-caption-overlay-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-caption-background-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-7 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio"><a class="fusion-no-lightbox" href="https://sociotech.co.za/radio-702-gugs-mhlungu-profiles-sociotech/" target="_self" aria-label="maxresdefault"><img decoding="async" width="1280" height="720" src="https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/maxresdefault.jpg.webp" data-orig-src="https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/maxresdefault.jpg" class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-4852 img-with-aspect-ratio" data-parent-fit="cover" data-parent-container=".fusion-image-element" alt srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%201280%20720%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%271280%27%20height%3D%27720%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/maxresdefault-200x113.jpg.webp 200w, https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/maxresdefault-400x225.jpg.webp 400w, https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/maxresdefault-600x338.jpg.webp 600w, https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/maxresdefault-800x450.jpg.webp 800w, https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/maxresdefault-1200x675.jpg.webp 1200w, https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/maxresdefault.jpg.webp 1280w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 1280px" /></a></span></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-5 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five" style="--awb-margin-right:30px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-left:30px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;
4--awb-margin-right-small:30px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:30px;--awb-font-size:22px;"><h5 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:22;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);"><a href="https://sociotech.co.za/radio-702-gugs-mhlungu-profiles-sociotech/" class="awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color" target="_self">Radio 702 Gugs Mhlungu Profiles SocioTech</a></h5></div><div class="fusion-meta-tb fusion-meta-tb-3 floated" style="--awb-height:36px;--awb-margin-left:30px;--awb-margin-right:30px;--awb-alignment-medium:flex-start;--awb-alignment-small:flex-start;"><span class="fusion-tb-tags">Tags: <a href="https://sociotech.co.za/tag/sociotech-newsletter/" rel="tag">SocioTech Newsletter</a></span><span class="fusion-meta-tb-sep"></span><span class="fusion-tb-published-date">Published On: March 31, 2025</span><span class="fusion-meta-tb-sep"></span></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;flex-grow:2;width:100%;"><div class="fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid" style="--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:var(--awb-color3);border-top-width:0px;"></div></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-3 fusion-text-no-margin" style="--awb-font-size:16px;--awb-line-height:1.3em;--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-margin-right:30px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-left:30px;"><p>Read in this newsletter what BBL participants say about their journey out of worry and despair, into assured food and income, and greatly improved relationships in their families and neighbourhoods.</p></div><div style="text-align:left;"><a class="fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-custom fusion-button-default button-5 fusion-button-default-span " style="--awb-margin-right:30px;--awb-margin-bottom:30px;--awb-margin-left:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--button_accent_color:var(--awb-color5);--button_border_color:var(--awb-color5);--button_accent_hover_color:hsla(var(--awb-color5-h),var(--awb-color5-s),var(--awb-color5-l),calc(var(--awb-color5-a) - 20%));--button_border_hover_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_border_width-top:0px;--button_border_width-right:0px;--button_border_width-bottom:0px;--button_border_width-left:0px;--button_gradient_top_color:hsla(var(--awb-color1-h),var(--awb-color1-s),var(--awb-color1-l),calc(var(--awb-color1-a) - 100%));--button_gradient_bottom_color:hsla(var(--awb-color1-h),var(--awb-color1-s),var(--awb-color1-l),calc(var(--awb-color1-a) - 100%));--button_gradient_top_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color1-h),var(--awb-color1-s),var(--awb-color1-l),calc(var(--awb-color1-a) - 100%));--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color1-h),var(--awb-color1-s),var(--awb-color1-l),calc(var(--awb-color1-a) - 100%));--button_text_transform:var(--awb-typography3-text-transform);--button_font_size:var(--awb-typography3-font-size);--button_line_height:var(--awb-typography3-line-height);--button_typography-letter-spacing:var(--awb-typography3-letter-spacing);--button_typography-font-family:var(--awb-typography3-font-family);
4--button_typography-font-weight:var(--awb-typography3-font-weight);--button_typography-font-style:var(--awb-typography3-font-style);" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Socio-Tech-BBL-Booklet-1.pdf"><span class="fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default">Read More</span></a></div></div></li><li class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-15 fusion-flex-column fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column fusion-animated" style="--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-inner-bg-color:hsla(var(--awb-color3-h),var(--awb-color3-s),var(--awb-color3-l),calc(var(--awb-color3-a) - 80%));--awb-inner-bg-color-hover:hsla(var(--awb-color3-h),var(--awb-color3-s),var(--awb-color3-l),calc(var(--awb-color3-a) - 80%));--awb-inner-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-inner-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:3px 3px 3px 3px;--awb-inner-bg-border-radius:3px 3px 3px 3px;--awb-inner-bg-overflow:hidden;--awb-transform:scaleX(1) scaleY(1);--awb-transform-hover:scaleX(1.03) scaleY(1.03);--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><span class="fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-none"><a class="fusion-column-anchor" href="https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Socio-Tech-BBL-Booklet-1.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="fusion-column-inner-bg-image"></span></a></span><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element" style="--awb-aspect-ratio:3 / 2;--awb-object-position:46% 12%;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-caption-title-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-caption-text-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-caption-overlay-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-caption-background-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-8 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio"><a class="fusion-no-lightbox" href="https://sociotech.co.za/what-is-the-bbl-what-is-phinda-phinda/" target="_self" aria-label="Socio-Tech-BBL-Booklet-148.5-Ã-210-mm-940-Ã-788-px"><img decoding="async" width="940" height="788" src="https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Socio-Tech-BBL-Booklet-148.5-Ã-210-mm-940-Ã-788-px.png.webp" data-orig-src="https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Socio-Tech-BBL-Booklet-148.5-Ã-210-mm-940-Ã-788-px.png" class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-3186 img-with-aspect-ratio" data-parent-fit="cover" data-parent-container=".fusion-image-element" alt srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27940%27%20height%3D%27788%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20940%20788%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27940%27%20height%3D%27788%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Socio-Tech-BBL-Booklet-148.5-Ã-210-mm-940-Ã-788-px-200x168.png.webp 200w, https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Socio-Tech-BBL-Booklet-148.5-Ã-210-mm-940-Ã-788-px-400x335.png.webp 400w, https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Socio-Tech-BBL-Booklet-148.5-Ã-210-mm-940-Ã-788-px-600x503.png.webp 600w, https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Socio-Tech-BBL-Booklet-148.5-Ã-210-mm-940-Ã-788-px-800x671.png.webp 800w, https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/06/Socio-Tech-BBL-Booklet-148.5-Ã-210-mm-940-Ã-788-px.png.webp 940w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100v
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4--button_typography-font-weight:var(--awb-typography3-font-weight);--button_typography-font-style:var(--awb-typography3-font-style);" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer" href="https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/05/Socio-Tech-BBL-Booklet-1.pdf"><span class="fusion-button-text awb-button__text awb-button__text--default">Read More</span></a></div></div></li><li class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-16 fusion-flex-column fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column fusion-animated" style="--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-inner-bg-color:hsla(var(--awb-color3-h),var(--awb-color3-s),var(--awb-color3-l),calc(var(--awb-color3-a) - 80%));--awb-inner-bg-color-hover:hsla(var(--awb-color3-h),var(--awb-color3-s),var(--awb-color3-l),calc(var(--awb-color3-a) - 80%));--awb-inner-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-inner-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-radius:3px 3px 3px 3px;--awb-inner-bg-border-radius:3px 3px 3px 3px;--awb-inner-bg-overflow:hidden;--awb-transform:scaleX(1) scaleY(1);--awb-transform-hover:scaleX(1.03) scaleY(1.03);--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><span class="fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-none"><a class="fusion-column-anchor" href="https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/06/Harvesting-Heritage-Culinary-Competition-sunday-times-11-june-2023.pdf" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><span class="fusion-column-inner-bg-image"></span></a></span><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element" style="--awb-aspect-ratio:3 / 2;--awb-object-position:46% 12%;--awb-margin-bottom:20px;--awb-caption-title-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-caption-text-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-caption-overlay-color:var(--awb-color8);--awb-caption-background-color:var(--awb-color5);--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-9 hover-type-none has-aspect-ratio"><a class="fusion-no-lightbox" href="https://sociotech.co.za/of-the-soil/" target="_self" aria-label="of_the_soil"><img decoding="async" width="940" height="788" src="https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/of_the_soil.png.webp" data-orig-src="https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/of_the_soil.png" class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-3958 img-with-aspect-ratio" data-parent-fit="cover" data-parent-container=".fusion-image-element" alt srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27940%27%20height%3D%27788%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20940%20788%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27940%27%20height%3D%27788%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/of_the_soil-200x168.png.webp 200w, https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/of_the_soil-400x335.png.webp 400w, https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/of_the_soil-600x503.png.webp 600w, https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/of_the_soil-800x671.png.webp 800w, https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2022/12/of_the_soil.png.webp 940w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100vw, 940px" /></a></span></div><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-7 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-five" style="--awb-margin-right:30px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-left:30px;--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:30px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;
4--awb-margin-left-small:30px;--awb-font-size:22px;"><h5 class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-left fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:22;line-height:var(--awb-typography1-line-height);"><a href="https://sociotech.co.za/of-the-soil/" class="awb-custom-text-color awb-custom-text-hover-color" target="_self">Of the Soil</a></h5></div><div class="fusion-meta-tb fusion-meta-tb-5 floated" style="--awb-height:36px;--awb-margin-left:30px;--awb-margin-right:30px;--awb-alignment-medium:flex-start;--awb-alignment-small:flex-start;"><span class="fusion-tb-tags">Tags: <a href="https://sociotech.co.za/tag/food-drink/" rel="tag">Food & Drink</a>, <a href="https://sociotech.co.za/tag/sunday-times-lifestyle/" rel="tag">Sunday Times Lifestyle</a></span><span class="fusion-meta-tb-sep"></span><span class="fusion-tb-published-date">Published On: June 11, 2023</span><span class="fusion-meta-tb-sep"></span></div><div class="fusion-separator fusion-full-width-sep" style="align-self: center;margin-left: auto;margin-right: auto;flex-grow:2;width:100%;"><div class="fusion-separator-border sep-single sep-solid" style="--awb-height:20px;--awb-amount:20px;border-color:var(--awb-color3);border-top-width:0px;"></div></div><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-5 fusion-text-no-margin" style="--awb-font-size:16px;--awb-line-height:1.3em;--awb-margin-top:10px;--awb-margin-right:30px;--awb-margin-bottom:10px;--awb-margin-left:30px;"><p>Ten of the countryâs top chefs and farmers of ingredients indigenous to South Africa participated in the recent Harvesting Heritage Culinary Competition, writes Sanet Oberholzer.</p></div><div style="text-align:left;"><a class="fusion-button button-flat fusion-button-default-size button-custom fusion-button-default button-7 fusion-button-default-span " style="--awb-margin-right:30px;--awb-margin-bottom:30px;--awb-margin-left:30px;--awb-padding-bottom:0px;--awb-padding-left:0px;--button_accent_color:var(--awb-color5);--button_border_color:var(--awb-color5);--button_accent_hover_color:hsla(var(--awb-color5-h),var(--awb-color5-s),var(--awb-color5-l),calc(var(--awb-color5-a) - 20%));--button_border_hover_color:var(--awb-color4);--button_border_width-top:0px;--button_border_width-right:0px;--button_border_width-bottom:0px;--button_border_width-left:0px;--button_gradient_top_color:hsla(var(--awb-color1-h),var(--awb-color1-s),var(--awb-color1-l),calc(var(--awb-color1-a) - 100%));--button_gradient_bottom_color:hsla(var(--awb-color1-h),var(--awb-color1-s),var(--awb-color1-l),calc(var(--awb-color1-a) - 100%));--button_gradient_top_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color1-h),var(--awb-color1-s),var(--awb-color1-l),calc(var(--awb-color1-a) - 100%));--button_gradient_bottom_color_hover:hsla(var(--awb-color1-h),var(--awb-color1-s),var(--awb-color1-l),calc(var(--awb-color1-a) - 100%));--button_text_transform:var(--awb-typography3-text-transform);--button_font_size:var(--awb-typography3-font-size);--button_line_height:var(--awb-typography3-line-height);--button_typography-letter-spacing:var(--awb-typography3-letter-spacing);--button_typography-font-family:var(--awb-typography3-font-family);
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style="--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:calc( 100% + 80px ) !important;max-width:calc( 100% + 80px ) !important;margin-left: calc(-80px / 2 );margin-right: calc(-80px / 2 );"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-2 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:40px;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:40px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:40px;--awb-spacing-left-small:40px;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow 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style="--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:40px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:40px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:40px;--awb-spacing-left-small:40px;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-13 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-margin-top-small:10px;
4--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:14px;"><p class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-left title-heading-tag fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:14;line-height:2;">Pastor Patrick Masha</p></div></div></div></div></div></li><li class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-25 fusion-flex-column fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column" style="--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-inner-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-inner-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:3px 3px 3px 3px;--awb-inner-bg-border-radius:3px 3px 3px 3px;--awb-inner-bg-overflow:hidden;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><span class="fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-none"><a class="fusion-column-anchor" href="https://sociotech.co.za/ipotseng-johanna-mystory/"><span class="fusion-column-inner-bg-image"></span></a></span><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap" style="--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:calc( 100% + 80px ) !important;max-width:calc( 100% + 80px ) !important;margin-left: calc(-80px / 2 );margin-right: calc(-80px / 2 );"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-4 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:40px;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:40px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:40px;--awb-spacing-left-small:40px;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element" style="--awb-aspect-ratio:1 / 1;--awb-max-width:60px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div style="display:inline-block;width:60px;"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-12 hover-type-zoomin has-aspect-ratio"><img decoding="async" width="734" height="1024" title="Ipotseng Johanna" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27734%27%20height%3D%271024%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20734%201024%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27734%27%20height%3D%271024%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-orig-src="https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Ipotseng-Johanna.png" class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-2327 img-with-aspect-ratio" data-parent-fit="cover" data-parent-container=".fusion-image-element" alt /></span></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-5 fusion_builder_column_inner_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:40px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:40px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:40px;--awb-spacing-left-small:40px;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-14 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-margin-top-small:10px;
4--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:14px;"><p class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-left title-heading-tag fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:14;line-height:2;">Ipotseng Johanna Molotole</p></div></div></div></div></div></li><li class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-26 fusion-flex-column fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column" style="--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-inner-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-inner-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:3px 3px 3px 3px;--awb-inner-bg-border-radius:3px 3px 3px 3px;--awb-inner-bg-overflow:hidden;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><span class="fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-none"><a class="fusion-column-anchor" href="https://sociotech.co.za/samuel-mahlahlane-mystory/"><span class="fusion-column-inner-bg-image"></span></a></span><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap" style="--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:calc( 100% + 80px ) !important;max-width:calc( 100% + 80px ) !important;margin-left: calc(-80px / 2 );margin-right: calc(-80px / 2 );"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-6 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:40px;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:40px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:40px;--awb-spacing-left-small:40px;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element" style="--awb-aspect-ratio:1 / 1;--awb-max-width:60px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div style="display:inline-block;width:60px;"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-13 hover-type-zoomin has-aspect-ratio"><img decoding="async" width="734" height="1024" title="Samuel Mahlahlane" src="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27734%27%20height%3D%271024%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20734%201024%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27734%27%20height%3D%271024%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-orig-src="https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2023/07/Samuel-Mahlahlane-1.png" class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-2218 img-with-aspect-ratio" data-parent-fit="cover" data-parent-container=".fusion-image-element" alt /></span></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-7 fusion_builder_column_inner_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:40px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:40px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:40px;--awb-spacing-left-small:40px;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-15 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-margin-top-small:10px;
4--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:14px;"><p class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-left title-heading-tag fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:14;line-height:2;">Samuel Mahlahlane</p></div></div></div></div></div></li><li class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-27 fusion-flex-column fusion-column-inner-bg-wrapper post-card fusion-grid-column fusion-post-cards-grid-column" style="--awb-overflow:hidden;--awb-inner-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-inner-bg-size:cover;--awb-border-color:var(--awb-color3);--awb-border-bottom:1px;--awb-border-style:solid;--awb-border-radius:3px 3px 3px 3px;--awb-inner-bg-border-radius:3px 3px 3px 3px;--awb-inner-bg-overflow:hidden;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><span class="fusion-column-inner-bg hover-type-none"><a class="fusion-column-anchor" href="https://sociotech.co.za/amos-ndileleni/"><span class="fusion-column-inner-bg-image"></span></a></span><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-center fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-builder-row-inner fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap" style="--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:0;--awb-flex-shrink-small:0;width:calc( 100% + 80px ) !important;max-width:calc( 100% + 80px ) !important;margin-left: calc(-80px / 2 );margin-right: calc(-80px / 2 );"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-8 fusion_builder_column_inner_1_3 1_3 fusion-flex-column" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:33.333333333333%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:40px;--awb-width-medium:33.333333333333%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:0px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:40px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:40px;--awb-spacing-left-small:40px;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element" style="--awb-aspect-ratio:1 / 1;--awb-max-width:60px;--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><div style="display:inline-block;width:60px;"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-14 hover-type-zoomin has-aspect-ratio"><img decoding="async" width="602" height="654" title="Amos Ndileni Swanneville" src="https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Amos-Ndileni-Swanneville.jpg.webp" data-orig-src="https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Amos-Ndileni-Swanneville.jpg" class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-4840 img-with-aspect-ratio" data-parent-fit="cover" data-parent-container=".fusion-image-element" alt srcset="data:image/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns%3D%27http%3A%2F%2Fwww.w3.org%2F2000%2Fsvg%27%20width%3D%27602%27%20height%3D%27654%27%20viewBox%3D%270%200%20602%20654%27%3E%3Crect%20width%3D%27602%27%20height%3D%27654%27%20fill-opacity%3D%220%22%2F%3E%3C%2Fsvg%3E" data-srcset="https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Amos-Ndileni-Swanneville-200x217.jpg.webp 200w, https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Amos-Ndileni-Swanneville-400x435.jpg.webp 400w, https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Amos-Ndileni-Swanneville-600x652.jpg.webp 600w, https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2025/03/Amos-Ndileni-Swanneville.jpg.webp 602w" data-sizes="auto" data-orig-sizes="(max-width: 640px) 100v
4w, 400px" /></span></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column_inner fusion-builder-nested-column-9 fusion_builder_column_inner_2_3 2_3 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-stretch" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:66.666666666667%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:40px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:0px;--awb-width-medium:66.666666666667%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-spacing-right-medium:40px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:0px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-spacing-right-small:40px;--awb-spacing-left-small:40px;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-title title fusion-title-16 fusion-sep-none fusion-title-text fusion-title-size-paragraph" style="--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-margin-top-small:10px;--awb-margin-right-small:0px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:10px;--awb-margin-left-small:0px;--awb-font-size:14px;"><p class="fusion-title-heading title-heading-left title-heading-tag fusion-responsive-typography-calculated" style="margin:0;font-size:1em;--fontSize:14;line-height:2;">Amos Ndileleni</p></div></div></div></div></div></li></ul></div></div></div><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-28 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:5px;--awb-spacing-right-large:40px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:40px;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:40px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:40px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:40px;--awb-spacing-left-small:40px;"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-text fusion-text-7 fusion-text-no-margin" style="--awb-content-alignment:center;--awb-font-size:var(--awb-typography5-font-size);--awb-line-height:var(--awb-typography5-line-height);--awb-letter-spacing:var(--awb-typography5-letter-spacing);--awb-text-transform:var(--awb-typography5-text-transform);--awb-text-color:var(--awb-color1);--awb-margin-top:0px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-text-font-family:var(--awb-typography5-font-family);--awb-text-font-weight:var(--awb-typography5-font-weight);--awb-text-font-style:var(--awb-typography5-font-style);"><p>© Copyright 2026 | All Rights Reserved | SocioTech | Built by <a href="https://theghostfrog.co.za">Ghostfrog Technologies</a></p></div></div></div></div></div><div class="fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-9 fusion-flex-container has-pattern-background has-mask-background fusion-parallax-none nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling fusion-no-medium-visibility fusion-no-large-visibility lazyload" style="--link_color: var(--awb-color1);--awb-background-position:right bottom;--awb-background-blend-mode:lighten;--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-padding-top:130px;--awb-padding-bottom:60px;--awb-padding-top-small:70px;--awb-margin-bottom:0px;--awb-background-color:var(--awb-custom_color_1);--awb-background-size:600px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;" data-bg="https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/footer_spiral-2.png" ><div class="fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap" style="max-width:calc( 1200px + 80px );margin-left: calc(-80px / 2 );margin-right: calc(-80px / 2 );"><div class="fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-29 fusion_builder_column_1_2 1_2 fusion-flex-column fusion-flex-align-self-center" style="--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:50%;--awb-flex-grow:0;--awb-flex-shrink:0;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:40px;--awb-margin-bottom-large:20px;--awb-spacing-left-large:40px;--awb-width-medium:50%;--awb-order-medium:0;--awb-flex-grow-medium:;--awb-flex-shrink-medium:;--awb-spacing-right-medium:40px;--awb-spacing-left-medium:40px;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-order-small:0;--awb-flex-grow-small:;--awb-flex-shrink-small:;--awb-spacing-right-small:40px;--awb-margin-bottom-small:0px;--awb-spacing-left-small:40px;" data-scroll-devices="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility"><div class="fusion-column-wrapper fusion-column-has-shadow fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column"><div class="fusion-image-element" style="--awb-caption-title-font-family:var(--h2_typography-font-family);
4--awb-caption-title-font-weight:var(--h2_typography-font-weight);--awb-caption-title-font-style:var(--h2_typography-font-style);--awb-caption-title-size:var(--h2_typography-font-size);--awb-caption-title-transform:var(--h2_typography-text-transform);--awb-caption-title-line-height:var(--h2_typography-line-height);--awb-caption-title-letter-spacing:var(--h2_typography-letter-spacing);"><span class=" fusion-imageframe imageframe-none imageframe-15 hover-type-none"><img decoding="async" width="500" height="250" title="STI logo 1 no back ground invert" src="https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/STI-logo-1-no-back-ground-invert-2.png.webp" data-orig-src="https://sociotech.co.za/wp-content/uploads/2024/07/STI-logo-1-no-back-ground-invert-2.png" alt class="lazyload img-responsive wp-image-4102" 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