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South African farm worker says he was forced to feed women to pigs

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago04 mins

A white South African farm worker accused of killing two black women says he was forced to feed their bodies to pigs, according to lawyers. Adrian de Wet is one of three men facing murder charges after Maria Makgato, 45, and Lucia Ndlovu, 34, were killed while allegedly looking for food on a farm near…

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Africa: Call for Urgent SA Pesticide Action Plan to Protect Farm Workers – – and Consumers

eriinfo.com3 weeks ago02 mins

NGOs report limited resources for consumer education and pesticide testing, which they believe hinders effective enforcement of pesticide limits. They also perceive a governmental reluctance to implement significant changes. The African Centre for Biodiversity (Acbio) released a compilation of the past two decades of research on pesticide use in South Africa on 21 July 2025,…