Western cape farm protests
Zille: Free power to WC farm households
A new project aims to provide free electricity to farm households in the Western Cape.
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Ill-treated farmworkers must speak up
Farmworkers experiencing unfair treatment have been instructed to contact the Department of Labour.
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Farmers turn to Oliphant
Hundreds of farmers have asked the Labour Ministry to exempt them from the R105 daily wage.
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Motlanthe meets with WC farmers
Western Cape farmers are meeting with the deputy president ahead of SoNA on Thursday.
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Cosatu to protest against retailers
Cosatu believes retailers are offering Western Cape farmers extremely low prices for their products.
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Wage hikes not viable for all farmers
Pieter Mulder says not all farmers in the sector are able to meet the new farmworker wage hikes.
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Wage hike could harm farming sector
Agri SA says the new R105 wage increase for farmworkers could harm the agriculture sector.
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New basic wage for farmworkers
Labour Minister Mildred Oliphant announced that the new basic minimum wage will be R105 per day.
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WC records 179 violent protests
Western Cape police expressed concern over the large number of violent protests in the province.
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'Status on farmworkers strike is unclear'
Agri SA isn’t entirely convinced all farmworker unions have suspended strike action in the Cape.
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More farm protests planned in the WC
Bawusa says a series of protest marches by farmworkers have been planned for this week.
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Strike leaders to discuss farm protests
Leaders for striking farmworkers in the Western Cape are due to meet in Robertson and Touwsrivier today.
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'Impacts of the farmworkers’ strike extensive'
The Cape Chamber of Commerce and Industry has raised concerns the strike is affecting other businesses.
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De Doorns clinics reopen
Three De Doorns clinics have reopened after being forced to close due to the farming strike.
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WC farm hearings continue
Farmworkers can still have their say in wage talks before the public hearings close on Sunday.
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Striking De Doorns farmworkers regroup
Western Cape police are keeping a close eye on 7,000 striking farmworkers.
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WC farm strike continues - Bawusa
Bawusa says farmworkers in most areas will continue fighting for better salaries.
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De Doorns to host farm hearings
De Doorns workers will have their say on Wednesday during public hearings into the farm strike.
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De Doorns man killed by rubber bullet
A 24-year-old has lost his life after being hit by a rubber bullet in De Doorns.
