Farming
The thorny truth of Lesotho’s rosehip industry
Villagers survive on meagre earnings while big companies make millions
Feature | 15 May 2025
Women farm workers march in Cape Town for better labour inspections
They are calling for the Department of Employment and Labour to increase staff at offices and improve access to UIF
Brief | 14 May 2025
Future of Khoisan settlement in Grabouw hangs in the balance
Knoflokskraal has a restaurant, nursery, livestock farming and vegetable gardens, but little water
By Liezl Human
News | 16 April 2025
Anger over failure of community-owned macadamia nut farm
Government-funded Ncera farm has battled drought and price fluctuations
By Daniel Steyn and Joseph Chirume
News | 5 February 2025
Vhembe’s farmers suffer as roads deteriorate
Farmers say their livelihoods are threatened by poor road maintenance
By Thembi Siaga
Brief | 30 January 2025
Cattle are drinking sewage on this Free State veld
Sewage treatment has broken down in Maluti-a-Phofung municipality
By Steve Kretzmann and Tladi Moloi
News | 27 January 2025
Upington farmers are desperate for water
They are receiving little help from the municipality
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 10 December 2024
Donkey carts stand idle as tourism dies in Cederberg village
Heuningvlei was devastated by flooding for two consecutive years but the residents are determined to keep their town alive
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 21 October 2024
How government abandoned a multi-million-rand community dairy farm
After catastrophic floods, Minister Nomakhosazana Meth introduced a mysterious investor to the farm without any due diligence
By Daniel Steyn and Joseph Chirume
Feature | 16 October 2024