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Farm evictions

Hope fades as evicted farm resident Tannie Sephia battles to keep her home

South Africa

Hope fades as evicted farm resident Tannie Sephia battles to keep her home

By An Wentzel

Evicted farmworkers in Paarl South tent town live in hope of a municipal housing solution

South Africa

Evicted farmworkers in Paarl South tent town live in hope of a municipal housing solution

By Victoria O’Regan and Rebecca Pitt

Family ‘dumped’ in Wellington can’t travel to work and school

South Africa

Family ‘dumped’ in Wellington can’t travel to work and school

By Liezl Human

Women on Farms Project calls for moratorium on farm evictions

South Africa

Women on Farms Project calls for moratorium on farm evictions

By Suné Payne

Hundreds stranded by roadside after massive farm eviction in Kraaifontein

South Africa

Hundreds stranded by roadside after massive farm eviction in Kraaifontein

By Vincent Lali for GroundUp

Tenuous tenure: Deputy minister aims to give farmworkers more muscle

South Africa

Tenuous tenure: Deputy minister aims to give farmworkers more muscle

By Suné Payne

Bitter Harvest: Farm evictions sow the seeds of discontent

South Africa

Bitter Harvest: Farm evictions sow the seeds of discontent

By Leila Dougan and Suné Payne

Family of 10 sleeps rough for four nights after farm eviction

South Africa

Family of 10 sleeps rough for four nights after farm eviction

By GroundUp

Land reform is too slow – farm dwellers need to resist

South Africa

Land reform is too slow – farm dwellers need to resist

By Sobantu Mzwakali

Fighting for the right to stay on the land where they were born

South Africa

Fighting for the right to stay on the land where they were born

By Suné Payne & Leila Dougan

In the Boland, women from farms take their protest to Ramaphosa’s stage

South Africa

In the Boland, women from farms take their protest to Ramaphosa’s stage

By Suné Payne & Leila Dougan

Dweller evictions, the heart of farm darkness

South Africa

Dweller evictions, the heart of farm darkness

By Suné Payne & Leila Dougan