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Locked-down farmers fear starvation
With access to food severely limited and an already flawed agricultural infrastructure, many people living in rural communities are suffering
Small trade, foreigners in a funding fix
Incomes are on the line because only 100% South African-owned businesses qualify for assistance
Goats against climate change
There is a simple way to boost climate resilience for farmers in vulnerable regions: investment in goat markets
Paddy farmers rise up against Madagascar’s ‘new city’
Farmers in Ambohitrimanjaka village are facing off with the authorities over a scheme that threatens to engulf a thousand hectares of rice fields
San and Khoi claim benefits from rooibos
A groundbreaking agreement will see traditional knowledge holders of rooibos earn more than R10-million a year for their rights
Farmer tenants demand services from municipalities
Tenants want the order declaring that municipalities have failed to discharge their constitutional obligations
Women farmers need land but not all want expropriation
Some believe the state can’t simply take land but others argue that the Constitution must be amended
A climate of change for cash cows
Understanding why farmers in Southern Africa are reluctant to cash in their investment is key to mitigating the effects of climate change
Sharing the land among those who work it
This week Lucas Ledwaba writes about women in Limpopo’s Sekhukhune district who have used the land to improve their lives
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With more resources than other provinces, health workers in Gauteng still say they do not have enough protective equipment to ensure safety when working with Covid-19 patients
Covid infections among health workers increasing in Eastern Cape
Health worker infections have risen to 170 at state and private hospitals and two healthcare staff succumb to the disease in a space of seven days
Eastern Cape fails tracing and testing
With the shift to lockdown level three on Monday, details are emerging of how the previous relaxation added pressure to the already poorly performing Eastern Cape Covid-19 response
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