Less than half the claims by former labour tenants, who were given access to land during apartheid in exchange for working on farms, have been finalised
Unreported locust swarms in unoccupied farms, game and environmental parks can grow, cover large distances and destroy entire crops
But Agricultural Research Council says outbreak is normal, and only a medium-sized outbreak
Some black and white farmers are working together in the name of progress in a sector that has long been associated with racial exclusion and the abuse of black people
In part two of a series on the lives of farm dwellers, Tshepiso Mabula ka Ndongeni finds a community haunted by the scourge of eviction
EFF leader Julius Malema says the party is preparing to govern in many municipalities from next year. It is also launching a programme to defend the rights of farm workers
On the back of the announcement that the government would allocate more land to be leased by emerging farmers, President Cyril Ramaphosa says that beneficiaries will also be trained in financial management and enterprise development
The majority of previously dispossessed people choose money over property, while land reform has become the preserve of the affluent. Is there another way to think about land reform?
Rights groups say government needs to intervene and expropriate land in cases where rich farmers don’t maintain labourer accommodation
After weeks of oppressive heat and decreasing dam levels, recent rains renew hope for farmers
When drafting policies to address this situation, it is important that the voices of the workers themselves are taken into account
A Pietermaritzburg high court ruling has found that municipalities were in breach of the Constitution in not providing farm occupiers with services
Leaving home means leaving your friends, family and social support. But it’s worse than that.
It tackles communal land rights, giving ownership to the people who reside on it
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Union Csaawu is facing bankruptcy for supporting farm workers dismissed after historic strikes in 2012/ 13. This is why the union must be saved.
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A proposal for the state to expropriate and pay for 50% of farms into a trust for farm development has been welcomed by Cosatu but opposed by AgriSA.
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/ 25 November 2010
South African farmers are eager to invest in Mozambique and provide affordable food, farmers said at an agricultural conference.