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South Africa: Philippi Farmers Challenge City On Development of Agricultural Land
GroundUp, 16 October 2019
Farmers and workers held posters and sang on the steps of the Western Cape High Court on Tuesday. They were protesting against plans to rezone part of the Philippi Horticultural… Read more »
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South Africa: 'I'm Scared,' Says Founder of Philippi Horticultural Campaign On Eve of Court Battle
Daily Maverick, 14 October 2019
After years of campaigning, the Philippi Horticultural Area Food and Farming Campaign will finally go up against the city, the province and a number of developers in court to fight… Read more »
Cape Town Farmers Go to Court Over City's Land Rezoning
After years of campaigning, the Philippi Horticultural Area (PHA) Food and Farming Campaign will finally go up against the city, the Western Cape province and a number of developers in court, to fight for the protection and preservation of the most productive horticulture area by hectare in South Africa. The Philippi Horticultural Area Food and Farming Campaign and its convenor Nazeer Sonday are contesting "administrative decisions" that allowed the rezoning of a portion of the PHA for mixed-use development.
Farmers and workers from the Philippi Horticultural Area demonstrated on the steps of the Western Cape High Court.
Photo Essay
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Protecting the Phillipi Aquifer, November 1, 2017
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Work starts at sunrise on the farms of Johan Terblanche and Nabeel Brinkhuis in Philippi in the Western Cape, GroundUp reports. Philippi is a sparsely populated area consisting mainly ... see more »
InFocus
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The Philippi Horticultural Area provides a vital supply of vegetables to the Western Cape and employs thousands of people. Farmers and their livelihoods and that of their employees ... Read more »
