Farmers fork out fortunes on security as thieves plunder maize in Free State
Agri union calls for action against organised maize crime
10 April 2024 - 21:20
Free State farmers are spending hundreds of thousands of rand per season hiring security guards to protect their plantations from increasingly brazen raids by organised gangs of maize thieves...
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