Nguni
Bullish addition: Top stud Bullet joins vineyard herd
Vergelegen wine estate has welcomed a magnificent stud bull – two-year-old Bullet – the latest edition to its thriving herd of 320 Nguni cattle. Born on a small estate in Raithby between Somerset West and Stellenbosch, Bullet has striking black and white markings, and will be a valuable addition[...]
2023 Auction dates: Nguni
2023 AUCTION DATES FEBRUARY25Northern Club SaleBela BelaAndre Bothma0824523865andrebothma04@gmail.com;n.nguni.club@gmail.com MARCH2Slagboom Dispersal Sale 9Sandstone Nguni Online Timed Auction APRIL18Hamman Ngunis SaleErmeloGerhard Hamman0827874076gerhard@hammanngunis.co.za MAY6KZN Elite Nguni SaleMooi River saleyardsBarry Cole0826005628plexilam@iuncapped.co.za SEPTEMBER13Umsenge AuctionFort Beaufort/CathcardVernon Sparks0832770762bushkloof@albanynet.co.za 16Nguni National Sale OCTOBER12Regainer Group AuctionNooitgedacht Wine Estate StellenboschTinus Havinga0716001596tinus@farmspace.co.za 14KZN Club SaleBarry Cole0826005628plexilam@iuncapped.co.za 18Sentrale Nguni Club SaleColesbergDawie Kotzé0736266873dawieko@gmail.com Mooi River saleyards NOVEMBER11Amathole Breeders Group SaleKomga Showgrounds Peter Bezuidenhout,Abrey Tyali0825701340,083 274 3319,peterbez@absamail.co.za;man.tyali@gmail.com 25KZN[...]
Meet the President of the Nguni Cattle Breeders Society
Oswald Jannasch, President of the Nguni Cattle Breeders Society, grew up in the bushveld, on a mission station and went to school in a rural town. After school, he went to university, working during holidays on a farm to supplement his finances to study. After undergraduate studies, he did[...]
Cattle breeds Part 3
Drakensberger In 1497, the seafarer, Vasco da Gama, first encountered black oxen when rounding the Cape. In 1836, several Voortrekker families left the Cape with similar black oxen, referred to as Vaderland cattle. Most of these farmers settled along the Drakensberg mountain range, where they developed the breed further.[...]
KZN Elite Nguni sellers group announces a World record price for an Nguni bull of R310 000 on a WhatsApp auction
On 9 May 2020, the KZN Elite Nguni auction took place through the medium of WhatsApp. A proven bull was sold from the famous Nandi Nguni stud, of the LBC Biggs Trust of Cedarville, for a new Nguni world record price of R310 000. This bull boasts outstanding figures[...]