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Bertie van Zyl (72), biggest tomato farmer in the world and owner of tomato farm ZZ2, dies in a Pretoria hospital.
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Last updated · 30 Sep 2019
South African History Online. (2012, March 5). Bertie van Zyl (72), biggest tomato farmer in the world and owner of tomato farm ZZ2, dies in a Pretoria hospital.. South African History Online. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076175
South African History Online (2012) 'Bertie van Zyl (72), biggest tomato farmer in the world and owner of tomato farm ZZ2, dies in a Pretoria hospital.', South African History Online, 5 March. Available at: https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076175 (Accessed: 25 September 2026).
South African History Online, Bertie van Zyl (72), biggest tomato farmer in the world and owner of tomato farm ZZ2, dies in a Pretoria hospital. [website], https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076175, (accessed 25 September 2026).
"Bertie van Zyl (72), biggest tomato farmer in the world and owner of tomato farm ZZ2, dies in a Pretoria hospital.." South African History Online, 5 Mar. 2012, https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076175. Accessed 25 Sept. 2026.
South African History Online. "Bertie van Zyl (72), biggest tomato farmer in the world and owner of tomato farm ZZ2, dies in a Pretoria hospital.." South African History Online. March 5, 2012. https://sahistory.org.za/ref/E-0076175.
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