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TimesLive reports that the African Farmers' Association of SA (Afasa) has asked farmers to take precautionary measures in light of the heatwave that has struck the country.
This followed an alert issued by the SA Weather Service, especially in respect of Gauteng and KwaZulu-Natal. “We urge all our farmers to take extra caution in ensuring that farmworkers are not subjected to these extreme weather conditions,” Afasa president Jabulani Mthembu said on Tuesday. He added that the farming community was devastated by the deaths of seven farmworkers in Northern Cape last week, allegedly from heatstroke. “We therefore encourage farmers to come up with innovative ways of protecting their workers, ensuring that they remain hydrated by always making safe drinking water accessible, changing shifts to minimise exposure to the sun, and, where possible, focusing on under-shelter activities during the day,” Mthembu said. With the heatwave persisting in certain parts of the country, the government also urged South Africans to take extra cautions.
- Read the full original of the report in the above regard by Ernest Mabuza at SowetanLive
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