The area that the government wants to move them to is already occupied
Text by Liezl Human. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 30 August 2024
They want an end to exports of harmful pesticides from Germany
Brief | 27 August 2024
A lack of security of tenure and of agricultural support from government has compounded the disaster
By Brian Adams and David Neves
Opinion | 20 August 2024
Clean-up operations are underway
Text by Marecia Damons. Photos by Ashraf Hendricks.
News | 20 August 2024
“If you know your rights you can stand up for yourself”
By Liezl Human
Interview | 9 August 2024
Phalaborwa farming associations sound the alarm
Feature | 22 July 2024
Newly appointed Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen says protest was “premature”
By Liezl Human
Brief | 5 July 2024
Members of the Cwebeni cooperative trek four kilometres to harvest honey deep in the forests of the Wild Coast
News | 18 June 2024
Farmers had been working communal land near Phalaborwa since 2014
News | 13 June 2024
Studies of three river catchments have found an association between pesticide exposure and poorer brain function in children
News | 12 June 2024
200 women were marching to call for a ban on pesticides
By Liezl Human
News | 4 June 2024
The Marthinus family lived in a library for a month after being evicted from the farm where they had lived for 20 years
Brief | 18 January 2024
Genadendal farmer Johannes Arendse sells his produce in Cape Town
By Liezl Human
News | 13 December 2023
Urban livestock are a soft target for criminals
By Sandiso Phaliso and Qaqamba Falithenjwa
News | 27 November 2023
Housing Development Agency agrees to drop eviction proceedings
By Liezl Human
News | 21 November 2023
“I am broken” says Jan Marthinus, in tears after his family was left homeless
News | 20 November 2023