Farming
Evicted Paarl farm family moved to emergency housing
The Marthinus family lived in a library for a month after being evicted from the farm where they had lived for 20 years
Brief | 18 January 2024
Small farmer makes a comeback after devastating floods
Genadendal farmer Johannes Arendse sells his produce in Cape Town
By Liezl Human
News | 13 December 2023
Stock theft is making township farmers’ hard lives harder
Urban livestock are a soft target for criminals
By Sandiso Phaliso and Qaqamba Falithenjwa
News | 27 November 2023
Small farmers celebrate victory outside Cape High Court
Housing Development Agency agrees to drop eviction proceedings
By Liezl Human
News | 21 November 2023
Farm worker family evicted, belongings dumped on the side of the road
“I am broken” says Jan Marthinus, in tears after his family was left homeless
News | 20 November 2023
70 small-scale Musina farmers face eviction
The municipality wants the land for a new township
News | 10 November 2023
Women farm workers demand meeting with Minister of Agriculture
Women on Farms Project marched to Parliament on Wednesday
By Liezl Human
News | 9 November 2023
Rural women shed light on food insecurity
“Small household gardens are not enough for women to be able to escape food insecurity” says activist
By Liezl Human
News | 30 October 2023
Small-scale farmers suffer devastating losses after Western Cape floods
At a Genadendal farm, nearly 500 chickens drowned, and over 50 pigs are missing
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 4 October 2023