Farming
Pesticides are polluting Western Cape rivers all year round
Studies of three river catchments have found an association between pesticide exposure and poorer brain function in children
News | 12 June 2024
Stun grenades thrown at farm women outside Parliament
200 women were marching to call for a ban on pesticides
By Liezl Human
News | 4 June 2024
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