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February 21
South Africa: Increase Tax On Sugary Drinks to Fund an Increase in Social Grants, Say Activists
Higher sugar tax would also save on health care Read more »
January 24
South Africa: Cape Fishers Worried About Declining Fish Populations
"The South African story has already been written in Namibia" where there was a three-year moratorium on sardine and anchovy catch because stocks were so low Read more »
December 13, 2023
South Africa: Small Farmer Makes a Comeback After Devastating Floods
Genadendal farmer Johannes Arendse sells his produce in Cape Town Read more »
November 27, 2023
South Africa: Stock Theft Is Making Township Farmers' Hard Lives Harder
Urban livestock are a soft target for criminals Read more »
November 21, 2023
South Africa: Small Farmers Celebrate Victory Outside Cape High Court
Housing Development Agency agrees to drop eviction proceedings Read more »
November 20, 2023
South Africa: Farm Worker Family Evicted, Belongings Dumped On the Side of the Road
"I am broken" says Jan Marthinus, in tears after his family was left homeless Read more »
November 15, 2023
South Africa: Western Cape Small-Scale Fishers Finally Get Their Rights
Fisheries department announces long-awaited permits finalised in the Western Cape Read more »
November 10, 2023
South Africa: 70 Small-Scale Musina Farmers Face Eviction
The municipality wants the land for a new township Read more »
October 30, 2023
South Africa: Rural Women Shed Light On Food Insecurity
"Small household gardens are not enough for women to be able to escape food insecurity" says activist Read more »
October 25, 2023
South Africa: Farmers Warned to Get Ready for El Niño
The South African Weather Service warns of possibly hot and dry summer ahead Read more »
October 17, 2023
South Africa: Cape Flats Fishermen Still Catching Carp Despite City Health Warning
The municipality has suspended fishing at Zeekoevlei due to high heavy metal levels, but people are still fishing in the Lotus River canal Read more »
October 04, 2023
South Africa: Small-Scale Farmers Suffer Devastating Losses After Western Cape Floods
At a Genadendal farm, nearly 500 chickens drowned, and over 50 pigs are missing Read more »
September 29, 2023
South Africa: Fresh Water Fishers Demand Formal Recognition of Their Livelihoods
Masifundise inland fisheries report says sector needs government help Read more »
September 07, 2023
South Africa: Half a Cabbage Is a Meal for Seven People As Hunger Grips the Eastern Cape
Gift of the Givers says it's inundated with calls for help Read more »
August 28, 2023
South Africa: Court Challenge to 30-Year Extension of West Coast Diamond Mining Rights #AfricaClimateCrisis
Fishers say they were ignored when the original rights were awarded between 1994 and 1998 Read more »
August 14, 2023
South Africa: Gauteng Farming Community Without Consistent Water for Three Years
Ward councillor says only six water tankers are servicing all communities in Emfuleni municipality Read more »
July 21, 2023
South Africa: Small Farmers in the Cederberg Still Reeling From Flood Damage #AfricaClimateCrisis
Provincial department wants the area to be declared a disaster zone Read more »
May 31, 2023
South Africa: Thriving Langa Gardens Feed Hungry Families
Former dumpsites transformed into vegetable plots Read more »
May 25, 2023
South Africa: Families Face Eviction From the Land They've Farmed for Generations
Housing Development Agency wants to use the land in Malmesbury for development Read more »
February 23, 2023
South Africa: Decision Not to Raise the Sugar Tax Puts Profits Ahead of People, Activists Say
"Difficult operating environment for the sugar industry" cited by Finance Minister as reason Read more »
February 09, 2023
South Africa: 'Total Madness' - Fishers Protest Against Ocean Drilling
About 30 activists and fishers led by the Eastern Cape Environmental Network and Earthlife Africa protested outside TotalEnergies service station in KwaDwesi, Gqeberha on… Read more »
January 24, 2023
South Africa: Perlemoen Farm Gives Hope to West Coast Community
Doring Bay Abalone, 37% owned by the community, produces about 60 tonnes of abalone per year, mostly to legally export to China. Read more »
December 20, 2022
South Africa: 'If They Are Coming to Drill Oil, Who Can Guarantee There Will Be Fish Left in 15 Years Time?' #AfricaClimateCrisis
West Coast fishers respond to TotalEnergies' plans to drill for oil and gas Read more »
December 01, 2022
South Africa: Spread of Swine Fever Blamed On Poor Farming
This infectious disease has hit the pockets of many families in Nelson Mandela Bay who rely on pigs to generate an income Read more »
November 21, 2022
South Africa: Stopping People From Letting Their Cattle Graze Amounts to Eviction, Says Judge
Land Claims Court says the Constitution requires that ESTA be given a "generous interpretation" Read more »
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