AfriForum’s farming wing, the Southern African Agriculture Initiative (SAAI), will be taking the country’s farm murder issues to the United Nations (UN) at the launch of the Decade of Family Farming in Rome. After a series of reports about farm attacks and the disturbing murder of Annette Kennealy, a Limpopo farm attack activist, AfriForum will..
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The AfriForum farming wing (Southern African Agriculture Initiative (SAAI) plans to take farm murder issues to the United Nations
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Farm Owners are not taking any nonsense anymore:- 16 farm owners have applied for interdicts against BLF land invasions
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Sixteen farm owners have so far applied for interdicts to stop the Black First Land First (BLF) from occupying farmland of which five have been granted within a week in two separate matters. In the latest case, Judge Derek Wille on Monday granted an order in favor of Zindro Properties (Pty) Ltd, Trikores (Pty) Ltd,..
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An estimate of 5 000 workers to lose their jobs at Tongaat Hulett in KZN as property giant restructures its business, its not known whether restructuring will be BEE compliant
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The sugar and property giant is the largest employer on the lower North Coast and one of the largest in the province.
An estimated 5 000 workers are set to lose their jobs as South African agriculture and property giant Tongaat Hulett restructures its business, North Coast Courier reports.
The beleaguered company would not confirm the actual number of retrenchments, but informed sources said the workforce totaling 30 000 would be cut by about 16 per cent, or 5 000 jobs.
The company is the largest employer on the lower North Coast and one of the largest in the province.
Recently appointed CEO Gavin Hudson initiated a comprehensive assessment of Tongaat’s finances by accounting firm Price Waterhouse Coopers amid reports of financial anomalies which saw the company’s value drop to the lowest level in two decades.
The share price has fallen from around R80 last August to R20.16 this week.
The company’s problems have been blamed on its rapid entry in
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FARM ATTACK:- Suspects with balaclavas
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Four suspects with balaclavas gained access to the manager’s house through an open window. Victims tied up, TV’s and knives stolen, suspects looked for firearms. SAPS & security on scene. No injuries, no arrests. Tracks led to mountains. Paarl, Western Cape. *Ian Cameron This news release does not necessarily reflect the opinion of SA-news.
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FARM ATTACK:- Attackers robbed a victim
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Nine armed attackers robbed a victim. One person was injured by a firearm. Roodeplaat, Gauteng. No further information is available at this stage. *Ian Cameron This news release does not necessarily reflect the opinion of SA-news.
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FARM ATTACK:- In the North West area
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Seven attackers with balaclavas attacked 3 workers and stole a cell phone and a laptop. No arrests made. Hartbeespoort, North West. *Ian Cameron This news release does not necessarily reflect the opinion of SA-news.
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FARM ATTACK:- Prominent wine farm owner attacked by 4 suspects
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A farm attack took place on 20 May 2019, in Paarl, Western Cape province. The owner of a prominent wine farm was ambushed and attacked by four suspects when he got home from locking up the restaurant on the farm. There were no serious injuries, jewelry was stolen, and there have been no arrests. There..
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FARM ATTACK in Vlottenburg: Farmer was attacked by 4 men with machetes
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During the farm attack that took place in Vlottenburg on 22 May 2019, in Stellenbosch, Western Cape province. The male victim attacked on his farm by suspects armed with machetes. Suspects fled and were pursued by the South African Police. The SAPS reported that during the pursuit a Stellenbosch constable was shot and fatally wounded…
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Another farm attack:- father and daughter seriously injured by more than 8 attackers, Fochville
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A violent farm attack took place on 20 May 2019, in Fochville, Westonaria, Gauteng province. At about 05:00, a father (55) and his daughter were attacked by more than eight suspects. Both victims were very seriously injured during the attack. The female (17) was also brutally raped during the ordeal. One vehicle, a ford ranger,..
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One queue ‘for whites’, another ‘for blacks’ in Wellington was not racist, says IEC, now we can just wonder if the white voters X are being counted or were it destroyed (video’s included)
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Courtney Sampson says officials separated voters according to their registration status and not their race. Speaking after a press briefing at the Western Cape provincial results operation centre (PROC) provincial electoral officer Courtney Sampson said he was told by electoral officers at the scene that the incident in which voters were apparently separated into two..
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The EFF party wants ‘Die Stem’ gone, and not because it’s in Afrikaans:- Ndlozi
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The party’s national spokesperson says they would advocate for the song’s removal from the anthem even if it was sung in Sesotho. EFF national spokesperson Mbuyiseni Ndlozi took to Twitter in an attempt to clarify his party’s stance on the proposed removal of the part of the South African national anthem that is an abridged..
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Now this is what should happen, WHITES STAND TOGETHER:- Farmers remain silent at auction so young man can buy his family’s farm back – International News
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All families have a story — some more positive than others. Although not always the case today, children have long inherited their family heirlooms — or of course, places of residence. Back in the day, it was common to simply inherit everything that belonged to your family’s past generations; and choosing your own way of..
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The violence against farmers is ‘romanticized’ by South African politicians, Ernst Roets, deputy CEO of AfriForum tells Israeli TV (video)
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The AfriForum deputy CEO argued on international TV that it’s ‘less condemnable to kill a white farmer’ in SA than other forms of crime. Ernst Roets, deputy CEO of minority rights group AfriForum, is currently in the United States to promote some of his organisation’s causes. Roets landed an interview with conservative radio host Todd..
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The black owned, MultiChoice Group, refuses to air Steve Hofmeyr’s content on all platforms, and what is heartbreaking is that some ‘joiners’ agree
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This decision will affect all Multichoice platforms and shows, in no uncertain terms, that the broadcasting giants are not planning to bow to pressure from members of the public threatening to boycott their service. Multichoice took the decision a few weeks after they requested a Steve Hofmeyr video be removed from consideration at the Ghoema..
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It is starting to ‘rain blood’ with all the farm attacks the past week – (3) Farm attack, 4 attackers open fire, assault man with crowbar
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A farm attack took place on 13 April 2019, in Marble Hall, Limpopo province. Three victims were surprised by four armed attackers. One of the victims resisted and was fired upon twice, yet escaped without injury and was able to call for help. Another victim who was assaulted with a crowbar has been admitted to..
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