Northern Cape agriculture on brink of collapse after floods

Northern Cape agriculture on brink of collapse after floods

Farmers in the Northern Cape are counting the costs of devastating floods that swept through key agricultural districts, destroying livestock, crops and infrastructure. The National African Farmers Union (NAFU) has called on the government to urgently intervene, warning that without immediate support, the province’s agricultural sector could face collapse. In Siyancuma’s Douglas area, 63-year-old smallholder farmer Willy Katz stood silently as h…