Farming

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Greytown farm workers get share in farm business

“We are now farmers. Our children will have a better future.”

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News | 2 September 2016

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Robertson Winery workers on strike

Workers demand R8,500 a month

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News | 24 August 2016

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Study links wage increase to job losses on farms

But researchers cautious about findings

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News | 28 July 2016

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Award-winning Zimbabwean N7 farmers’ version of events disputed

Landowners give different account

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News | 11 May 2016

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Zimbabweans make thriving farm on abandoned land

Land-owner on N7 bet them that it was unprofitable

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News | 4 May 2016

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Mother of poisoned farmworker demands answers

18-year-old died after drinking insecticide

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News | 15 April 2016

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Robertson farmworkers accuse contractor of “unfair” dismissal

Employer says contracts came to an end

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News | 5 April 2016

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Voters fed up with councillor in Cape Town’s vegetable garden

Urban pressure on Philippi can affect food prices across city

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Analysis | 31 March 2016

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Philippi workers blockade farm after dismissal

Women accuse farmer of racism

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News | 9 March 2016

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Farm worker wage up R40 a week

Rate of increase to slow down in future

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News | 1 March 2016

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Concerns that drought and weak currency will push up food prices

The skyrocketing price of both white and yellow maize during 2015 as well as estimates of only half of the usual crop sizes being planted for the 2016 season raise concerns for food price inflation.

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Analysis | 13 January 2016