Box wine offers great convivence: no corkscrews or bottle stoppers needed. Image: 123RF/Bernd Juergens
I was astonished when I saw the stats released by the SA Wine Industry earlier this week, which showed that box wines had outsold bottled wines in 2020 for the first time.
Box wine? It conjures up thoughts of my student days when it was all we could afford to drink other than a good ol bottle of Tassies. The notion was that it was cheaper than bottled wine because the contents were of inferior quality, but at that stage economics were more important to us and with a 5L box of wine you could start a party.
Prof Mohammad Karaan Photo: Antonia van Steyn
His death is a loss not only for Stellenbosch University (SU), the South African agricultural sector and Maties rugby, but society generally.
This is how the passing of Prof Mohammad Karaan (52), a former Dean of the Faculty of AgriSciences, who also served as acting Vice-Rector: Community Interaction and Personnel at one point, is described by many who knew him.
At the time of his death on 13 January 2021, he was professor of Agricultural Economics at SU and President of the Maties Rugby Club.
“It’s really shocking to hear of Professor Karaan’s untimely death,” SU Rector and Vice-Chancellor Prof Wim de Villiers said. “He was a particularly valued and beloved colleague who made his mark – at SU, but also nationally and internationally.”
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Author: Corporate Communication and Marketing / Korporatiewe Kommunikasie en Bemarking
Published: 13/01/2021
Stellenbosch University (SU) has learnt with sadness of the passing of Prof Mohammad Karaan (52), a former Dean of the Faculty of AgriSciences who also served as acting Vice-Rector: Community Interaction and Personnel at one point. At the time of his death on 13 January 2021, he was Professor in Agricultural Economics at SU, and President of the Maties Rugby Club.
“It s really shocking to hear of Professor Karaan s untimely death. He was a particularly valued and beloved colleague who made his mark – at SU, but also nationally and internationally, SU Rector and Vice-Chancellor Prof Wim de Villiers said.