Farm unions pull together - for now

Farm unions pull together - for now

25 Jan 2013 00:00 - Andisiwe Makinana, Glynnis Underhill,
We are on the same side, we just manage different views, says Cosatu's Ehrenreich of rival farmworkers' union.
Cosatu: We are calling the farmworkers' strike off

Cosatu: We are calling the farmworkers' strike off

22 Jan 2013 16:56 - Jenna Etheridge
The Western Cape farmworkers' strike has been called off, says the trade union federation's provincial secretary general Tony Ehrenreich.
Sour grapes for farmers, workers

Sour grapes for farmers, workers

18 Jan 2013 11:38 - Lynley Donnelly
Complex and varied factors are at play behind the unrest in the Cape farmlands, writes Lynley Donnelly.
De Doorns: Police action breeds hostility

De Doorns: Police action breeds hostility

18 Jan 2013 00:00 - Benjamin Fogel
De Doorns residents have claimed they had nothing to do with the strike but have been brutalised, writes Benjamin Fogel.
Man dies from rubber bullets during W Cape farm protest

Man dies from rubber bullets during W Cape farm protest

15 Jan 2013 18:41 - Wendell Roelf
A man died after he was hit by a rubber bullet during clashes between police and striking farmworkers in the Western Cape, said a police spokesperson.
Farmworkers' strike: No silver bullet for rural unrest

Farmworkers' strike: No silver bullet for rural unrest

15 Jan 2013 07:48 - Faranaaz Parker
Agriculture does not hold the solution to ending rural poverty, experts say, and improving lives will take more than a simple wage increase.
Police fire rubber bullets on striking De Doorns farmworkers

Police fire rubber bullets on striking De Doorns farmworkers

14 Jan 2013 08:49 - Sapa
Western Cape police have fired rubber bullets at workers in De Doorns protesting for better wages, says a police spokesperson.
Farm protests: Unions, DA plead for government intervention

Farm protests: Unions, DA plead for government intervention

14 Jan 2013 05:52 - Nickolaus Bauer
Labour protests across the Western Cape are due to intensify as various players in the saga, including ANC allies, plead for government intervention.
Cosatu: Western Cape farm protests to intensify

Cosatu: Western Cape farm protests to intensify

13 Jan 2013 14:02 - Sapa
Farmworkers in the Western Cape will intensify their strike in the coming week, said Cosatu's Tony Ehrenreich.
W Cape government: Defuse farm protests Minister

W Cape government: Defuse farm protests Minister

11 Jan 2013 18:39 - Sapa
Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant must act decisively to stop violent farmworker strikes in the Western Cape, said the provincial government.
Western Cape farmers concede to union negotiations

Western Cape farmers concede to union negotiations

10 Jan 2013 20:37 - Sapa
Some farmers have agreed to wage negotiations with unions, following violent strikes that erupted in parts of the Western Cape.
De Doorns strike: Media in the line of workers' ire

De Doorns strike: Media in the line of workers' ire

11 Jan 2013 00:00 - David Harrison
Police and angry farmworkers have been fighting running battles in the wineland areas of De Doorns. But the battles were not only against the police.
Agri SA: Western Cape farmworkers' protest 'politically motivated'

Agri SA: Western Cape farmworkers' protest 'politically motivated'

10 Jan 2013 14:56 - Glynnis Underhill
As farm protests flare in the Western Cape grape valley, Agri SA president Johannes Moller considers the unrests to be 'politically motivated'.
W Cape farm protests: Labour dept advises mediation

W Cape farm protests: Labour dept advises mediation

10 Jan 2013 00:00 - Faranaaz Parker, Nickolaus Bauer,
As violent protests broke out in the Western Cape grape valley, the labour department has called for mediation between farmers and workers.
Western Cape farm protest: Journalist's car set alight

Western Cape farm protest: Journalist's car set alight

09 Jan 2013 16:29 - Sapa
Protesting Western Cape farmworkers overturned and set fire to a journalist's car during the strike in De Doorns for higher wages.
At least 50 Western Cape farm protesters arrested

At least 50 Western Cape farm protesters arrested

09 Jan 2013 13:16 - Sapa
At least 50 people have been detained when the renewed farmworkers' strike for better wages in the Western Cape turned violent.
Chamber: SA fruit boycott is irresponsible

Chamber: SA fruit boycott is irresponsible

07 Jan 2013 16:19 - Sapa
Calls for an international boycott of export fruit from South Africa are irresponsible, said the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry.