I was not surprised to read in Cas Coovadia’s article that skills development is part of a successful society and can be a silver lining, even in a post Covid-19 recovery situation (“With brave leadership our story can be one of hope and recovery”, July 12 (https://www.businesslive.co.za/bd/opinion/2020-07-12-cas-coovadia-with-brave-leadership-our-story-can-be-one-of-hope-and-recovery/)).

However, in my 40 years of beekeeping experience I haven’t seen much happening and the question is when and how will it happen? The situation is short and not sweet! SA is now depending totally on imported honey from the Far East...

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