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BANNED

EU-banned pesticides are harming farmworkers in SA

The department does not even have a list of registered pesticides, a damning report finds

  • Sheree Bega
8 min read
ALCOHOL ABUSE

Sobriety where there is no hope

A compilation of edited extracts from Susan Levine’s book, Children of a Bitter Harvest, an account of the life of children in the Cape Winelands.

  • Susan Levine
7 min read
EVICTIONS

Family sleeps ‘among the bushes’ after farm eviction

A family of five was evicted from their home on Wonderfontein Wineries, but the farm manager insists that the process followed the letter of the law.

  • Daneel Knoetze
2 min read
LABOUR DISPUTE

Give credit where credit’s due

The farm worker protests in recent weeks in some areas of the wine-producing region of the Western Cape are troubling and, in some cases, misdirected.

  • Letters
3 min read
Amendments to the Extension of Security of Tenure Act enable the formation of a land rights management board and land rights management committees to address tenure security, evictions, land rights disputes and land acquisition for settlement. Photo: File
LETTERS

Wine-farm workers get better salaries than reported

Solms-Delta’s chief executive Craig MacGillivray responds to Glynnis Underhill’s article about wine-farm workers.

  • Letters
1 min read
Amendments to the Extension of Security of Tenure Act enable the formation of a land rights management board and land rights management committees to address tenure security, evictions, land rights disputes and land acquisition for settlement. Photo: File
TIM JAMES AUTHOR

SA wines take a fair step in the ethical direction

The Wine and Agricultural Industry Ethical Trade Association announced last week that a sticker would be produced for wineries that passed its audit.

  • Tim James
3 min read
KENYA

Kenya’s extreme winemaking high above the equator

The mountains of Kenya’s Rift Valley is better known for its zebras and flamingoes, but here James Farquharson hopes to make quality Kenyan wine.

  • Staff Reporter
4 min read
Savouring the grape escape
WINE FARMS

Savouring the grape escape

Get delightfully fizzled as you tour a pretty corner of France where you can appreciate how champagne is made.

  • Sam Wollaston
6 min read