News24 reports that the Department of Employment and Labour (DEL) is to probe all farms in Robertson in the Western Cape following allegations of the employment of undocumented foreigners.
Apparently, no corporate visas have been issued to allow foreign nationals to be employed on the farms in the area. Interactions were held last week between the DEL and authorities in the Cape Winelands region in an effort to forge collaboration between municipalities, local government and the national government to deal with issues related to job creation and undocumented foreign nationals, which is causing instability in the region. On Thursday, Basotho and Zimbabwean nationals clashed, apparently over competition for farm space after one group allegedly took ownership of the property of another. The Langeberg municipality reported that about 500 residents used burning tyres to block the entrance to Nkqubela in Robertson and threw rocks at vehicles to prevent contractors from loading workers onto vehicles. Reportedly, one person was hospitalised and 17 people, including two children, suffered minor injuries during the chaos. About 20 dwellings of foreign nationals were apparently broken into and some burned."
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Cebelihle Mthethwa at News24
- Read too, Farmworkers clash over jobs in Robertson, at News24
- And also, Tensions boil over as migrant groups clash over farm jobs, at IOL
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