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Organised agriculture laments loss of life and police response to ... (Algoa FM)

One person was killed in the chaos in Kirkwood chaos as organised agriculture in the Eastern Cape laments the losses and the police response to the.

And, when we get to picking season these opportunistic guys come in and try to create havoc in the area. "The tragedy is that there is a minimum wage set by the government which everybody adheres to. "So, the fact that the police were unprepared is just unacceptable.

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One dead, two injured as hundreds of farmworkers protest for better ... (News24)

Hundreds of disgruntled farmworkers are protesting in Kirkwood. · The protests, which started last week, are said to be about wage increases. · One person died in ...

We want to hear your views on the news. The third one is reported to be a security guard, who was assaulted, and two cars belonging to a private security company were set alight," he said. "Cases of malicious damage to property, assault, public violence and murder are under investigation. There should not be this violence and loss of life." He said: "I don't work for the farms; I am just a resident. "One of the injured is a police officer, while the other is a member of the public who was reportedly injured and later died in hospital.

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