Adjustment of National Minimum Wage: Out of touch with realities
Free State Agriculture (FSA) notes with shock and disappointment the increase in the National Minimum Wage, as published in the Government Gazette on 8 February 2021. “The government’s decision to adjust the National Minimum Wage by 16% comes at a…
New comments vital to stop Expropriation Bill in current form
Members of the public must clearly understand the two legislative processes currently at play to try to establish a principal that land could be expropriated for nil compensation; namely the Expropriation Bill process and the Draft Constitution 18th Amendment Bill process,…
Increase in farm murders and attacks in 2020
Free State Agriculture (FSA) has analysed farm attacks and murders for 2020 and will release a full report in March. Comparing 2020 with 2019, the agricultural community is concerned about the rise in attacks and murders. This increase is evident…
Land ownership: Question Government’s sincerity
Government’s land policy, as tool to increase individual land ownership in South Africa, cannot be taken seriously. This is the view of Free State Agriculture after the recent publication on the Expropriation Bill. According to FSA President, Francois Wilken, the…
Free State floods: roads crumbling
Free State Agriculture (FSA) has warned that the Free State province’s road infrastructure is in a dire state. FSA has directed an urgent letter to the Free State Department of Police, Roads and Transport requesting urgent actions to repair roads…
Free State staggers under farm murders
The recent farm murder of Poenkie Bisset from Smithfield brings the number of farm murders in the Free State to ten. The Free State was rocked by 53 farm attacks on agricultural land, which included 9 murders, during April 1…
Cronin bevestig bekommernisse oor Onteieningswet
Die Onteieningswysigingswet is ‘n aanval op elke individuele se eiendomsreg. Hierdie impak is reeds in 2013 deur Jeremy Cronin, voormalige adjunk-minister van Openbare Werke, tydens ‘n debat op die KykNet-program Robinson Regstreeks bevestig. Vrystaat Landbou (VL) het die Vrydag ‘n voorlopige…