08 October 2026
Abagold Abalone Festival 2026 Puts South Africa’s Prized Abalone on Singapore’s Menus
From 10 October to 12 December, discover the gold within signature abalone creations at leading restaurants across Singapore.
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17 September 2025
WOAH Director General visits Abagold ahead of Cape Town G20 meeting
We were honoured to welcome Dr Emmanuelle Soubeyran, Director General of the World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH), to our farm in Hermanus on 17 September 2025. Dr Soubeyran travelled to South…
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01 July 2025
Marius Hugo Appointed Managing Director
Abagold has entered a new chapter of leadership with the appointment of Marius Hugo as our Managing Director. Marius steps into the role in 2025 after three years as our Chief Operating Officer,…
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Abagold Development Trust backs maths enrichment at Mount Pleasant Primary
Few things give us more pleasure than seeing young minds in our community flourish. Through the Abagold Development Trust, we are supporting an after-school mathematics enrichment programme at Mount…
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Abagold featured on BizNews - The Food of Emperors
Our farm featured recently on BizNews, where our CEO, Tim Hedges, sat down with Chris Steyn of the Good Hope Project to discuss how Hermanus abalone came to be so prized across the Far East. The…
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2024
- 22 Nov 2024Abagold Named Business of the Year by the Hermanus Business Chamber
- 26 Apr 2024Our red tide resilience studied in the journal Sustainability
- 07 Apr 2024First commercial harvest of Omani Golden Abalone at Mirbat
- 22 Mar 2024Inaugural Abagold Abalone Festival Celebrates Our Abalone Across Singapore
2023
2022
- 05 Dec 2022South Africa’s biggest abalone venture targets wealthy Chinese in North America
- 18 Oct 2022Promising possibilities for Abagold’s fishy treasures
- 14 Sept 2022UPLIFTING OUR YOUTH – LET’S DO IT OURSELVES
- 12 Aug 2022RO 10m Omani abalone farming project launched in Mirbat – Oman Observer
- 25 Jul 2022“Local business receives international award” – THE VILLAGE NEWS
- 28 Jun 2022Abagold Announcement – Friends of the Sea sustainability award 2022
- 20 Jun 2022Abagold Ltd to be awarded by Friend of the Sea at the new harbour in Hermanus, South Africa
- 06 Jun 2022Futuregrowth – Supporting our investees – Abagold!
- 29 Apr 2022Abagold: Small, exotic abalone business may be swimming in potential
2017
2016
- 29 Dec 2016Abagold Corporate Video
- 25 Oct 2016Abagold wins – Excellence in Exporting and Best Non-Manufacturing Company Award
- 19 Oct 2016Abagold Corporate Video
- 24 May 2016Abagold Abalone in Kuching – Malaysia
- 23 Mar 2016SOUTH AFRICAN ABALONE FARM ATTRACTS INVESTORS MONEY
- 09 Mar 2016ABAGOLD SPEAKS WITH BUSINESS ACCELERATOR
- 26 Feb 2016FUTUREGROWTH ACQUIRES MINORITY INTEREST IN ABAGOLD LIMITED
- 23 Feb 2016Abagold hatchery reaches a million spat milestone
- 22 Feb 2016Abagold – The Clive Prins Youth Substance intervention programme
- 22 Feb 2016New wildlife documentary “Wild Treasures” on channel ANN7 ( DSTV 405) features Abagold !
- 10 Feb 2016TVB Weekly
- 08 Feb 2016Am 730
- 08 Feb 2016Chinese new year boosts abalone farming in South Africa
- 05 Feb 2016On.cc
- 05 Feb 2016Ming Pao Weekly
- 05 Feb 2016Abagold media coverage in China
- 05 Feb 2016Sing Pao Daily
- 05 Feb 2016Abagold in China
- 05 Feb 2016Abagold on Facebook
- 03 Feb 2016西開普敦促進農業發展大計
- 03 Feb 2016西開普敦開發農業
2015
2014
2013
- 31 Jul 2013Western Cape to boost aquaculture
- 29 Jul 2013SA moving to secure its share of world aquaculture growth
- 21 Jul 2013Plan to boost aquaculture industry in Western Cape
- 21 Jun 2013Wave energy project gets the green light
- 21 Jun 2013Minister visits local abalone farms
- 21 Jun 2013Abagold receives a visit from a VIP
- 13 Jun 2013Minister Alan Winde announces investigation of Special Economic Zones for Western Cape’s aquaculture sector
- 07 May 2013Advancing agricultural abalone
- 28 Mar 2013Abagold wins prestigious award
- 22 Mar 2013Winners of the SA Premier Business Awards Announced
- 22 Mar 2013Inaugural SA Business Awards honours excellence
- 22 Mar 2013Abagold – SA’s top Export Company
- 13 Mar 2013Our new Abagold Head Office
- 22 Jan 2013Fun, sun and broken eggs
2012
- 28 Nov 2012Congratulations Team Abagold
- 15 Nov 2012A hive of activity
- 07 Nov 2012Agriseta Abagold
- 07 Nov 2012Abagold wins Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry Trophy for Innovation
- 29 Oct 2012Dormac named exporter of the year 2012
- 26 Oct 2012Perlemoenboerdery in Suid-Afrika
- 17 Oct 2012Fruit of the Sea
- 19 Jul 2012Abalone: Farming Gold
- 05 Apr 2012Farming Abalone – On Land
2011
- 15 Jun 2011The Story of an African (Abalone) Farm
- 09 May 2011Aquaculture Rescues our Abalone
- 04 Apr 2011From experiment to empire
- 01 Apr 2011R52,5m injection for Western Cape abalone farm
- 31 Mar 2011Testing the water
- 28 Mar 2011Inspired Evolution invests R52.5m in Abagold
- 15 Mar 2011Abagold supports CANSA Relay For Life
- 14 Mar 2011Groot planne vir perlemoenplaas
- 11 Mar 2011Tractor cake for loyal employee
- 10 Mar 2011Abalone farmer gets cash boost to increase exports
- 09 Mar 2011Abalone Project Gets R52m Injection
- 09 Mar 2011R52m for expansion
- 07 Mar 2011Farmer takes on abalone poachers
- 24 Feb 2011Foster home receives much needed support
- 15 Feb 2011A Glimpse of the Last Few Months at Abagold
- 06 Jan 2011Special certification issued to Abagold for farming of abalone
- 06 Jan 2011Abagold employees earn qualifications galore
2010
- 07 Sept 2010Amaza 5 – The final phase
- 27 Aug 2010ABET graduates shine
- 14 Jul 2010Abalone and education in South Africa
- 18 Jun 2010Soccer Fever
- 20 May 2010Abagold donates blankets to children in need
- 19 May 2010The Sump Diary – Chapter 3
- 11 Apr 2010The Sump Diary
- 11 Mar 2010Abagold educates its staff
- 25 Feb 2010Pipeline completed
- 07 Jan 2010Employees Succeed