Fifteen trucks and a private vehicle damaged and looted, and millions of rand lost, yet not a single one of Nelson Mandela Bay’s political leaders uttered a word publicly about the violent protests that have wreaked havoc in Motherwell for almost a week.
About 2,000 shipping containers of SA citrus could be destroyed once the shipment lands in Europe due to what is being described as unreasonable regulations imposed by the EU’s standing committee on plant, animal, food and feed (SCOPAFF).
Eastern Cape citrus farmers are under the whip because of mounting pressure on global markets, rising production costs at farm level, violent protests and disruption at ports.
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Scores of farmworkers, joined by residents, protested for almost a week in the Kirkwood area, demanding an hourly wage increase of R6.81 and a 30% limit on the hiring of foreigners.