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Card image 04 July 2025 Paarl Post

Drakenstein Municipality accused of having one of the highest farm-eviction statistics in the region

Women On Farms has accused Drakenstein Municipality of high farm-eviction statistics, demanding better housing solutions for evicted laborers.

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Card image 27 June 2025 GroundUp

Women, evicted from farms, march for housing

They want the Drakenstein Municipality to provide detailed plans, timeframes, and budget for housing

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Card image 13 May 2025 EWN

WC women farmworkers call for Labour Dept to enforce laws on commercial farms

They took their grievances to the department’s doorsteps on Tuesday in the Cape Town CBD.

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Card image 27 November 2024 SABC News

Limpopo farm dwellers falling victim to racial evictions: HRC

Limpopo farm dwellers falling victim to racism

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Card image 27 September 2024 GroundUp

Fairtrade suspends local producer over farm workers’ poor conditions

Women on Farms is calling for better policing of the Fairtrade standards on certified farms

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Card image 20 August 2024 Polity

SAHRC notes the Supreme Court of Appeal’s judgment on its powers

The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC/the Commission) has taken note of the recent judgment of the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) concerning the binding nature of its recommendations in the matter of SAHRC vs Agro Data CC and FC Boshoff.  This case stemmed from a complaint by Mr. Tubatsi Mosotho and other occupiers of the De Doorn Hock Farm. They lodged a complaint stating that Mr. Francois Gerhardus Boshoff unilaterally imposed restrictions on their use of water on the farm, thereby ...

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Card image 05 July 2024 GroundUp

Farm workers demand transparency on pesticide regulations

Newly appointed Minister of Agriculture John Steenhuisen says protest was “premature”

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29 January 2024 IOL

Extension of Tenure Act has been delayed too long

Cosatu welcomes the government’s announcement that the long-awaited Extension of Security of Tenure Amendment (ESTA) Act will come into effect from April 1.

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Card image 29 January 2024 GroundUp

A Quiet Lion: A Tribute to land activist Moss Sekobane

He was a tireless worker for the rights of the vulnerable

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Card image 28 January 2024 Daily Maverick

Worcester battles farm fires: ‘We all have to work together’

Farmers, their families, neighbours and volunteers joined to battle a blaze in Worcester over the weekend to protect their livelihoods.

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