A version of this story ran in the July 2016 issue. There’s nothing particularly remarkable about the Kaufman County countryside on either side of Highway 34. The towns along the road are tiny rural ...

The South African Competition Tribunal has conditionally approved a merger between the country’s largest ostrich processing companies, Klein Karoo International and Mosstrich, subject to several ...

Meat from this seven-foot African bird, unlike chicken or turkey, resembles beef in taste, coloring, and texture – in fact, it’s often compared to filet mignon. It’s also leaner – 97-percent fat free ...

Bulawayo — Bulawayo-based ostrich processing giant PT Royal Ostrindo has warned that the number of birds suitable for slaughter this year will fall to 24 000 as more ostrich producers relocate to ...

A GROUP of communal ostrich farmers in the South yesterday demonstrated outside the premises of Ostrich Production Namibia (OPN) at Keetmanshoop, demanding payment for birds supplied to the company ...

In the 19th century the prized feathers were more expensive by weight than gold. Today, from Strictly Come Dancing to the humble feather duster, demand remains high – and is largely met by farms in ...