Lamb Champs Pretoria

What is
lamb champs?

Lamb Champs is an annual competition and celebration dedicated to showcasing the best lamb producers from across South Africa. Organised by Saai (Southern African Agri Initiative), Lamb Champs brings together family farmers to compete for the title of producing the tastiest and highest-quality lamb.


The event also serves as a platform for these farmers to share their unique stories, connect with consumers, and gain exposure to new markets. Lamb Champs is more than just a competition; it’s a celebration of tradition, quality, and the dedication of South African family farmers.

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Lamb Champs Pretoria 2025

Lamb Champs – Pretoria

Adults = R280
Children = R180
Date
26 July 2025
Time
12:30
Location
Loftus
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Lamb Champs Pretoria 2025

Lamb Champs – Pretoria

Adults = R280
Children = R180
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What to expect?

At Lamb Champs, you can expect a day filled with excitement, delicious food, and engaging activities. The event features a culinary competition where top farmers compete for the prestigious title of having the best lamb or goat meat in the country. Attendees can sample a variety of lamb dishes and enjoy live entertainment.

Live Music

Experience the magic of live music at Lamb Champs, featuring performances from big-name artists!

Each artist brings their own flair, promising an unforgettable musical journey. Don’t miss this incredible showcase of talent that will have you dancing and singing along all day long. Join us for a day of musical bliss!

Our Stalls

Explore a diverse array of vendors at Lamb Champs, offering everything from trendy clothing and unique snacks to fun toys and vibrant plants. Discover handmade arts and crafts, perfect for gifts or personal treasures. Our vendors bring creativity and quality, ensuring there’s something special for everyone.

Traditional skaapkop competition

Our legendary "skaapkop" competition is a highlight at every Lamb Champs event, offering a thrilling challenge for the bold and adventurous!

Fifty fearless competitors sign up to take on the ultimate test, eating a cooked sheep's head and chugging a 500ml beer—all in under 15 minutes.

It's a day filled with laughter, cheers, and fierce competition as everyone vies for the coveted title of ultimate “skaapkop” champion.

Lamb Champs TV Show Kyknet

What is the show about

Where does that juicy lamb on your grill come from? Who are the farmers making it possible? This isn’t just a show about sheep farming—it’s a story about family, tradition, and passion!

In Lamb Champs, our TV series takes you across South Africa, following six sheep farmers from different regions. They share their stories, their challenges, and their pride—the exceptional lamb that ultimately lands on your plate.

Lamb remains a true family product—something special we share with loved ones. Unlike chicken, beef, and pork, which over the years have been processed into nuggets, patties, and sausages, lamb is still lamb. It remains a pure, raw, and natural product—and that’s what Lamb Champs celebrates.

Together with Saai, Pick n Pay, and Toyota, we bring you closer to the people behind the meat. It’s about more than just farming—it’s about the story behind the chop on the shelf.

Dit is lekker om die mense agter die boerdery te sien, die regte omgee en liefde vir hul diere, die omgewing en hul mense.

Johnny Bell

n Puik program wat mens nie mag misloop nie! Lamb Champs beeld die storie van ons platteland uit, wat stedelinge hopelik beter insiens sal gee oor ons uitdagings en drome as skaap boere. Inderdaad die storie agter die tjop.

Billy Schoeman

Ons geniet die program terdeë! Dit is baie insiggewend en raak die hartsnoere diep om te sien waardeur boere elke dag gaan en die uitdagings wat hulle moet oorkom om 'n lewe te kan maak!

Mari Vermaas

Dit gee 'n kykie in die lewe van die skaapboer. As deelvan die gemeenskap is dit so goed om te sien ons storie word vertel.

Ezelle Marais

Uitstekende program !! Ons lag en huil saam met die boere maar vleis sal ons eet ! Kan nie wag vir die volgende episode en nou waardeer ons ons boere se harde werk en Bid .

Anet Keevy

Ek is absoluut mal oor die program. Die uiteenlopende groep boere-, en elkeen se unieke storie en liefde vir boerdery-, gee vir 'n mens 'n vars blik op die uitdagings van boerderye en die lewe van boere in ons land. Dit is belangrik dat mens dit sien.

Ann Snyman

Ek gaan ń lamstjoppie baie anders benader.... soos ń zero calorie food😂
Ek sou dit beslis nie tussen die stof en bossies gemaak het nie!
Al is ek ń skaapboer se dogter, en suster, het ek deur die program net weer soveel respek vir boere gekry. Ek is bitter trots op hulle. Omdat hulle baklei teen onregverdige, wrede elemente, maar ook omdat hulle so afhanklik en lief is vir die Here. Die Vader alleen weet, geen mens kan alleen boer nie!!
Ons eet sommer nou drie keer per week skaapvleis.
Baie Sterkte, ons geniet dit baie, en julle inspireer ons om dankbaar te wees.

Madri Steyn

Dat ons boere se stem gehoor word is belangrik.
Dis ook belangrik vir die man op die straat om te sien wat op ons plase gebeur.
Dankie vir lamb champs wat dit moontlik maak!!

Pieter De klerk

Hierdie program is so eg en naby aan my hart omdat ekself op 'n plaas in die Kalahari grootgeword het en my ouers en broer steeds daar boer. Dit is baie hartseer om te sien wat die boere van vandag moet trotseer en die boere wat so eerlik is, maak die program net nog mooier. Ek sit elke Sondagaand vasgenael voor die TV en is dit verseker een van ons gunsteling programme.

Adri Sevenster

Lamb Champs is a truly captivating and heartwarming celebration of South Africa's rich farming heritage. Every episode takes you on a journey into the lives of passionate farmers, showcasing their dedication to quality lamb farming and their deep connection to the land. The show beautifully blends tradition and modernity, offering not just an insight into farming, but also into the vibrant culture and stories behind it.

Jenny Pienaar

Wonderlike program wat duidelik wys hoe innoverend en geliwig ons land se boere is! Vyfster!

Leon De Jager

Geniet egtheid van die boere en dat hulle hulle wese openbaar. Beklemtoon groot uitdagings waarmee boere vandag gekonfronteer word om n winsgewende, volhoubare besigheid te bedryf

Gerrit Van Rhyn

Wat gaan ek nou kyk op n Sondagaand  na die laaste episode van die Lamb champs. Dit motiveer my om beter lam te produseer en te sien dat alle skaap boere deur die selfde uitdagings gaan om n lam mark gereed te kry.  Welldone dit was n mooi storie.

Philip Frost

Saai dankie vir 'n briljante program, dankie vir dit wat julle vir die Suid Afrikaanse skaap boere doen. Dankie dat julle nie skroom om die harde realiteite van moorde, diefstal en uitdagings dokumenteer nie. Well done oom Theo, Francois en die hele Saai span, julle is ysters!!! Mag Lambchamps nog baie jare voortleef. Trotse Lambchamp deelnemer.

Garry Francis

Fantasties

Lance Bainbridge

Dis wonderlik dat SAAI so vir ons skaapboere veg!

Ammie Pringle

I loved the integrity of these champions of our land.. of their faith and their dedication to a life full of challenge.

Jane Bainbridge

Pragtig en geniet dit. Kan net hier by ons in SA gemaak word. Eg SA, Vrystaat en Karoo. 😋

Alex Cameron

Geniet die vleisboere in die program. Integriteit en hardewerk word waardeer.

Andre Binedell

Ek het lanklaas so goeie program gekyk. Alles is so opreg en definitief 100% die realiteit. Wel gedaan

Sandra Raubenheimer

It was an amazing experience would definitely want to see more

Tlotliso Fobanes

Baie insiggewend

GD van Schalkwyk

Baie goeie program. Wys waardeur Boere elke dag gaan. Boere kry nie genoeg geld om werklik n bestaan te kan maak nie. Die verbruiker dink boere maak Sakkie vol geld. Die program het definitief die verbruiker se oë oopgemaak. My pa is n Boer en hy sê alles raak duurder, maar dit wat Boere vir hul diere aangebied word l, is dieselfde as 10 jaar terug.

Eloise De Villiers

Dut is n goeie program. Al die detail van skaap boerdery. Vind dit interest ant.

Christa Buys

Ongelooflike breedvoerige beskrywig van die passie, liefde en toewyding van n skaapboer, asook n transpirante insig in die struikelblokke in die boerdery, om die produk tot by die verbruiker te bring. 100% die hart en siel. Hoop die reeks is n afskop Vir Alle boere Om hulle deure Oop te maak en hulle waarde aan die wereld te wys.

Basil De Coning

Baie goed. Gawie en Gaffel uitstekend. Hoop stedelinge het so n ietsie gesien van ons lewe. Dit is nog altyd n voorreg en roeping om ons liefde uit te leef en so afhanklik van ons Skepper en ná aan hom te leef

Lourens Van Heerden

Baie goed van jakkalse, diefstal tot droogtes.

Louw Du plessis

Baie goeie program, hoop na die program sal die skaapboer meer Rand per kg kry vir sy produk

Gaffel du Plessis

Dit was n baie inseggewende program en kon mens die toewyding van die bore sien

Lenie Greeff

Dis een van die beste programme wat Kyknet uitsaai. 100% Fantasties! Dit laat my as ma weer klein voel en waardeer elke boer in ons land. Dankie vir 'n puik, opbouende program.

Elorina Du Plessis

We enjoy lamb chops a lot, its authentic and show us the real farmers and the challenges they face and go through, droughts, thefts, predators, floods, vindictive acts that really makes one get quite emotional. Its also very positive and makes one realise the importance of faith, friends and family. Well done to all involved. we look forward to the next program

Andrew Patersob

Die program raak soveel aspekte van ware lewe aan. So goed gemaak, werklik inspirerend. Ons sien baie uit na die res van die reeks

Johan Ferreira

Absolutely wonderlik gedoen, die lief en leeds van die boer, sy liefde vir familie grond en diere, en vetroue op God goed uitgebeeld

Hennie Liebenberg

Goeie program - lekker vir 'n medeboer om te kyk.

Lize Frost

Love it!!!!

Nikki Collett

Baie goed en Baie vuite en realityd word genoem van boere wat die publik moet hoor soos die vlius prys wat die boere kry en die plaas aanvalle.

Anton jnr Nel

Absoluut uitstekend en vat die hart en waardeur boere gaan baie mooi vas. Wat die mooiste is om te sien is hoe die boere op Jesus vertrou en vasbyt.

Hannes Grey

Wat n vooreg om ons familie plaas en tjoppies op TV te sien. So trots op my boetie Anton Nel. Lamb Champs 🤩🤩🤩🤩🤩

Hanli Louw

Half a sheep drawn with red pen looking right

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Half a sheep drawn with red pen looking right

Who is Saai?

Saai was established to keep family farmers on their farms.

Saai is involved in everything that can help family farming survive, including access to financing, insurance, technology, marketing, political policy, security, succession planning, and competitiveness.

At Saai, we go to great lengths to support small towns. We focus on primary schools, congregations, cooperatives, and community activities for the sake of the families who rely on their nearest town.

Many people in the city no longer have an uncle or grandfather who farms, and their experience of food ends at a supermarket shelf. Saai aims to open up the world behind the shelf for them and introduce them to the farmers who ensure that good food is still available.

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