Farming

Farmers complain their cattle are being impounded

“The herd was our pride,” farmer says after Kouga municipality auctions off cattle

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News | 14 August 2018

It is not easy keeping cows in the township

Kwathema resident hopes to have land for his cattle one day

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News | 16 July 2018

After the grape season ended, my landlord cast me out

Homeless seasonal grape pickers continue to occupy Kraaifontein land

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News | 11 July 2018

Citrus strike ends as farmers agree to R20 an hour

Workers in Sundays River Valley return to farms

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News | 7 June 2018

Western Cape could be testing ground for land expropriation without compensation, says minister

Mcebisi Skwatsha says government is considering action to protect families from eviction in Drakenstein

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News | 5 June 2018

Woman faces eviction after 51 years on a farm

200 people under threat of eviction in Simondium, meeting told

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News | 31 May 2018

“No toilets equals crap wine” farm workers warn

Workers march for better working conditions

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News | 31 May 2018

When losing your job means losing your home

Former farm worker battles to keep house on Ceres farm but farmer says there is a shortage of homes for current workers

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News | 10 May 2018

BEE farming project strangled by drought

“The dam is now at less than 10% of its capacity,” says farmer

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Feature | 25 April 2018

Tsonga farmers put vacant Gauteng municipal land to good use

“The municipality warns us when someone buys the land, then we move on”

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News | 11 April 2018

Ramaphosa asked to keep his promise to freeze farm evictions

20,000 people threatened by evictions in Drakenstein, Human Rights Commission told

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News | 5 April 2018

Township residents want pigs out

A piggery run from a private house in Imbali, Pietermaritzburg, has neighbours up in arms

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Brief | 4 April 2018

Spat over water on Drakenstein farm

Owner reconnects water supply to families after complaints

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News | 27 February 2018

Unions fed-up with new minimum wage for farm workers

Daily minimum up R7 from R138 to R146

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News | 30 January 2018

MK veterans cut off N3

Demonstration was an angry reaction to Black Monday protests

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Brief | 24 November 2017

Stop killing farmers, demand protesters

“We spend millions of rands on security instead of growing food for the nation”

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Brief | 30 October 2017