Mpoi Ntaitsane, who farms with livestock, tells OFM News that she lost all of her livestock inputs, such as medicine and tools that she stored in her family’s garage, which was destroyed by the flood. She was one of the farmers that were lucky to not lose her cattle or sheep, as they were on the other side of the communal land at the time the dam burst. However, fellow subsistence farmers had lost their pigs, cattle, goats and sheep. Ntaitsane shared that affected farmers still have to meet to determine their losses. 

Two men, who stand accused of killing seven people on the farm Lismore outside Kestell in the Free State, will remain in police custody until their next court appearance on 26 October. The case against Kamohelo Motankisi and Lerato Selepe comes as they were apprehended by the police following the discovery of the bodies of six women and one young man by the farm owner, Alheit Smith, on 15 July this year. Motankisi and Selepe are facing 12 charges, which include murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances. Smith's wife was one of the victims.

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The export of Valencia oranges from Citrus Black Spot affected areas in South Africa, to the European Union, will be halted from 16 September 2022. This decision was made by the boards of the Citrus Growers' Association of South Africa and the Fresh Produce Exporters' Forum. Justin Chadwick, the CEO of Citrus Growers' Association, says the market closure will be rolled out in a phased manner.

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