South Africa: Altercation Highlights Farm Tensions

21 November 2012

Cape Town — An argument between a farmer and two employees has spiralled out of control. The story shows the kinds of problems fuelling the current farm tensions in the Western Cape.

On 19 February, farm workers Amos White and Patrick Philander wanted a lift on a lorry that was going to Atlantis to collect seasonal workers for the harvest. Their employer Willie Dreyer told them that they could not go. At this point Dreyer's and White's stories diverge.

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