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British strawberries in a jam over picker shortage

With a shortage of seasonal labourers, a trend exacerbated by Brexit, there are growing fears many may be left to rot on their stems

Waving goodbye?

Land Bill is a good, if flawed, start

It tackles communal land rights, giving ownership to the people who reside on it

A section in Ipelegeng township named after Ahmed Kathrada

Apartheid lingers in Kathy’s backyard

Head into the township section that bears the stalwart’s name and it’s clear very little has changed.

Connected? The hooked-on-social-media-world inhibits spontaneous conversation

Don’t leave forgiveness out of SA’s race debate

We can have more honest conversations about race but we cannot reject forgiveness and its aim of reconciliation, writes Verashni Pillay.

‘Nil compensation’ is a legally and constitutionally sound tool that parliament has chosen to use to achieve legitimate governmental ends

Commercial farmers question Mantashe on land reform

ANC secretary general Gwede Mantashe faced farmers’ questions about land reform, food security, labour unrest and agricultural policy inconsistencies.

Hundreds of farmers seek wage exemption

A total of 1 987 farmers have sought exemption from the wage determination for farmworkers between February and April, says Minister Mildred Oliphant.

Certification and social investment awards hide the harms that farmworkers suffer. Photo: File

Chamber: SA fruit boycott is irresponsible

Calls for an international boycott of export fruit from South Africa are irresponsible, said the Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

For residents of the settlements

Fight for Philippi: Cape farmland could lose ground to housing

A stretch of farmland that could prove vital to Cape Town’s food security is threatened by development, illegal dumping and informal settlements.

Farm workers continue to strike in De Doorns 13 November. Wage negotiations between farmers and farm workers continue as workers went from farm to farm to collect other workers.

One killed in farm unrest as Cosatu calls end to strike

A man has been killed during farm workers protests outside Wolsely in the Western Cape.

Magwa Tea’s failure bitter to swallow

Magwa Tea’s failure bitter to swallow

Once renowned across the world, South Africa’s last remaining tea estate is struggling to recover from disputes that have plagued it since 2009.

Exploited and abused in the Western Cape

Exploited and abused in the Western Cape

A report into the conditions of farmworkers in the Western Cape fruit and wine industries has revealed shocking details of human rights abuses.