Farming
Fairtrade suspends local producer over farm workers’ poor conditions
Women on Farms is calling for better policing of the Fairtrade standards on certified farms
News | 27 September 2024
Tensions mount as Cape Town farmers face relocation
The area that the government wants to move them to is already occupied
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 30 August 2024
Farm workers march in rain and wind to call for ban on pesticides
They want an end to exports of harmful pesticides from Germany
Brief | 27 August 2024
Farmers need support after devastating Riverlands flood
A lack of security of tenure and of agricultural support from government has compounded the disaster
By Brian Adams and David Neves
Opinion | 20 August 2024
Riverlands families struggle to pick up the pieces after flash floods
Clean-up operations are underway
Text by Marecia Damons. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 20 August 2024
Aunty Bettie: a lifetime of fighting for women farm workers
“If you know your rights you can stand up for yourself”
By Liezl Human
Interview | 9 August 2024
Farmers fear loss of land to Motsepe Foundation citrus project
Phalaborwa farming associations sound the alarm
Feature | 22 July 2024
Farm workers demand transparency on pesticide regulations
Newly appointed Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen says protest was “premature”
By Liezl Human
Brief | 5 July 2024
Meet the beekeepers of the mangrove forests
Members of the Cwebeni cooperative trek four kilometres to harvest honey deep in the forests of the Wild Coast
News | 18 June 2024