The Police in Bela-Bela have arrested three suspects who were involved in the farm attack which occurred in the Roodekuil area on 26 November 2017, in the afternoon at about 16:00. It is alleged that eight armed suspects traveling with two cars entered the house, tied up the three victims and robbed them of several..
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Farmer strikes back after farm invasion, shoots 1, Roodekuil
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Unions call for R8,500 instead of R3,000 for farm workers
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Over 100 trade union members from farms across the Western Cape gathered for the Fourth Commercial Stevedore Agricultural and Allied Workers Union (CSAAWU) National congress. The two day conference in Surrey Estate, which started on Friday, will consider climate change, women and youth on farms, migrants, and the proposed minimum wage amongst other things. CSAAWU..
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SOUTH AFRICAN FARMERS THREATEN TO HALT FOOD PRODUCTION IF GOVERNMENT DOESN’T STEP IN TO HELP
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The KwaZulu-Natal Agricultural Union (Kwanalu) on Thursday admitted that crime was a huge concern for everyone, including farmers, and that safety and security was not just a single-day initiative, but required a proactive response. Kwanalu was responding to threats by some farmers to halt food production to force the government to protect them after the..
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Legal action against farmers that participated in Black Monday protest
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It is with shock that the FF Plus learnt that some of the farmers that participated in the Black Monday protest action were served with a summons and we are taking up the matter with the Minister and Commissioner of Police, says Dr Pieter Groenewald, leader of the FF Plus. One of the farmers is..
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Phosa: Up to 90% of land reforms are unsuccessful
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According to ANC presidential hopeful and businessman Mathews Phosa‚ up to 90% of land reform projects are unsuccessful. He said some internal conflict and a lack of skills are some of the factors that have contributed to this. “You give me land. I have no skills. I have no capital. I only have an emotional..
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Mugabe to whites: ‘What’s not yours will never be yours
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President Robert Mugabe says whites came to Zimbabwe and wanted to make it their own, ignoring the fact that “what is not yours will never be yours”. The 93-year-old president was speaking at a state funeral on Thursday at which he hailed the resistance fight by the likes of former vice president Joseph Msika against..
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Fikile Mbalula: Most farmers are not a “bunch of racists”
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Most farmers are not a “bunch of racists”‚ says Police Minister Fikile Mbalula. “There are rotten potatoes which from time to time play themselves out in different episodes‚” he told a media conference in Pretoria on Wednesday. “There will be from time to time episodes that play themselves out in terms of racists attacks‚” Mbalula..
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Farm land in Eastern Cape destroyed in fire
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Seven farms, totalling 37 000 hectares, have been destroyed in veld fires at Barkley-East in the Eastern Cape. Firefighters and farmers are currently trying to fight the blaze, but are struggling to keep it at bay. Four farms have totally been destroyed by the fire and farm animals have been burnt to death. At this..
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State machinery employed for nefarious political purposes
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Cyril Ramaphosa, responding to rumours about his private life, on Sunday spoke of the manner in which state machinery is employed for a particular political agenda that is in favour of those who prefer a specific candidate to replace Jacob Zuma as the president of the ruling party. But is the Constitution not there to..
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ANC and Zuma loyalist Carl Niehaus says farmers are thieves
Elderly woman and farm worker attacked, Free State
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A 68-year-old female and a male worker were attacked by two armed suspects on Thursday, August 24 on a farm situated in the Clocolan area, Free State. The suspects held both victims at gunpoint before ordering the female to open the safe. The suspects fled in a white Toyota Hilux bakkie. The police and community..
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Did Guptas sell mines they didn’t own? The Zuma and Guptas stories is just getting interesting day by day.
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Many questions remain about the Gupta family’s announcement on Wednesday that it was selling Tegeta Exploration, a company with coal mines that, according to Eskom, are critical for keeping the lights on in the country. But two questions stand out: Who is buying Tegeta, and who is selling it? Neighbours in the vicinity of the..
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