Farming
SIU asked to investigate farm worker equity schemes
Nearly R700 million was disbursed to equity schemes. Most of them have failed.
By Liezl Human
News | 25 September 2026
Peach farmers offered cash to end Tulbagh cannery contracts
Premier is offering producers R3,250 per tonne to end their contractual obligation to supply Tulbagh cannery
By Greg Dor
Brief | 23 September 2026
Farmers and state clash over response to cattle disease
The Agricultural Research Council has not sent foot and mouth disease samples to an international centre since January
News | 15 September 2026
Life in Tulbagh depends on its canning factory. Now it’s shutting down
Thousands of jobs are at stake
By Greg Dor
Feature | 19 August 2026
Anger after farmers dump rotting fruit near homes
Farmers would never do this in their own suburbs, say Eastern Cape residents
News | 4 August 2026
Botrivier farm owner accused of “constructive eviction” tactics
The owner of Barton Vineyards and Villas says he removed a farmhouse roof over asbestos concerns but weeks later occupants remain roofless
By Rasaad Adams
News | 24 July 2026
Ploughing into debt: MPs probe farm worker equity schemes
“These schemes have left a legacy of exclusion, impoverishment and a lack of institutional accountability”
News | 7 July 2026
Last minute deal saves Tongaat from liquidation
The IDC will extend funding to September
News | 17 June 2026
City plans to auction Cape Town farmers’ market site
Mowbray Market promotes smallholder farmers from Cape Town and rural towns as far as Genadendal, Suurbraak, and Calitzdorp
By Liezl Human
News | 12 June 2026