Countries Farm tragedy: Body found under canopy, wife abducted Cape Town – Police in Hendrina, Mpumalanga, are investigating a brutal farm attack that resulted in the murder of a... Read more 2 Dec, 2024
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Business How government abandoned a multi-million-rand community dairy farm Douglas Nicolas, Ngxiwa Khetho and Derrick Madini, founding members of the Mantusini Dairy Farm, say the government-funded dairy has... Read more 17 Oct, 2024
Countries Farm workers march in rain and wind to call for ban on pesticides Women farm workers marched to the German Consulate-General in District Six to demand an end to imports of harmful... Read more 28 Aug, 2024
Countries Manhunt underway after farm shooting claims 11-year-old’s life Cape Town – Police in Ficksburg, Free State, are hunting for suspects after a farm shooting left an 11-year-old... Read more 23 Apr, 2024
Countries Tribunal blocks former Lottery boss from selling farm bought with Lottery money An aerial view of Phillemon Letwaba’s farm from an estate agent advert. (fair use) By Raymond Joseph The... Read more 7 Apr, 2024
Countries ‘I want to take my last breath in this house,’ says Cape farm dweller facing eviction Anna and Dawid Saal stand outside their home on Welverdiend farm in Vredendal, Western Cape. Anna, who has lived... Read more 3 Oct, 2023
Countries PIC | Killers sentenced to life in farm murder and robbery case Cape Town – Two men, Thomas Reuben Tivane and Kenneth Mashego, both aged 50 and originating from Etwatwa in... Read more 16 Sep, 2023