Farming
“I want to take my last breath in this house” says Cape farm dweller facing eviction
The families are refusing the leave, saying life on the farm is all they’ve ever known
By Liezl Human
News | 2 October 2023
Farm workers march against pesticides
They call on European company to stop exporting EU-banned pesticides to South Africa
By Liezl Human
News | 9 September 2023
Small farmers in the Cederberg still reeling from flood damage
Provincial department wants the area to be declared a disaster zone
By Liezl Human
News | 21 July 2023
Farm worker unfairly dismissed after Swedish magazine interview
The Cape Town Labour Court has sent Claudine van Wyk’s case back to the CCMA
Law | 28 June 2023
Workers demand harsher penalties for farms violating labour laws
New study finds poor working conditions even on some Fairtrade-certified farms
By Liezl Human
News | 23 March 2023
Perlemoen farm gives hope to West Coast community
Doring Bay Abalone, 37% owned by the community, produces about 60 tonnes of abalone per year, mostly to legally export to China.
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 24 January 2023
Stopping people from letting their cattle graze amounts to eviction, says judge
Land Claims Court says the Constitution requires that ESTA be given a “generous interpretation”
Law | 21 November 2022
African women demand voice at climate change summits
“We need concrete solutions for climate change now”
By Chris Gilili
Brief | 18 November 2022
Development will destroy Philippi’s farming, say activists
MEC Bredell to consider new Environmental Impact Assessment and public comments this week for Philippi Horticultural Area
By Liezl Human
News | 7 November 2022