{"id":1224,"date":"2026-09-08T13:35:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T13:35:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/?p=1224"},"modified":"2026-09-08T13:35:53","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T13:35:53","slug":"mayor-janda-backs-local-producers-at-willowvale-agri-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/2026\/09\/08\/mayor-janda-backs-local-producers-at-willowvale-agri-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"Mayor Janda Backs Local Producers at Willowvale Agri-Fair."},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Willowvale<\/p>\n<p>The Mbhashe Local Municipality\u00a0 Executive Mayor, Dr Samkelo Janda, visited local traders and producers showcasing a diverse range of products, crafts and goods at the Eastern Amathole Agricultural and Food Trade Fair recently held in Willowvale.<\/p>\n<p>Among the exhibitors were Sombhida Small Holding Farm specialising in vegetable production, Ndlovedligoduka Primary Co-operative producing eggs, vegetables and scones, Kingdom Financial Institute specialising in vegetable production, African Black Farming producing vegetables, Willowvale Arts Centre showcasing beadwork, Andinakuzibuza na Multi-purpose Primary Co-operative producing vegetables, grains, herbs and beadwork, JK Mabohlo Rabbit Farming specialising in rabbit production, Nosintu Foundation producing vegetables and blocks, Likhona Lethu Services Pty Ltd (Agro-Processing) producing charcoal, and M&amp;B Projects specialising in brine-free broilers and abattoir services.<\/p>\n<p>The Executive Mayor expressed appreciation for the hard work, innovation and dedication demonstrated by the local enterprises.He reaffirmed the Municipality&#8217;s commitment to empowering and supporting small businesses by creating opportunities for growth and providing platforms that enhance their visibility and market access.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Willowvale The Mbhashe Local Municipality\u00a0 Executive Mayor, Dr Samkelo Janda, visited local traders and producers<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1225,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1224","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-community"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1224","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1224"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1224\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1227,"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1224\/revisions\/1227"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1225"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1224"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1224"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ecmessenger.co.za\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1224"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}