Road from hell
๐ง๐ต๐ถ๐ ๐๐๐ผ๐ฟ๐ ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ถ๐ด๐ถ๐ป๐ฎ๐น๐น๐ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฑ ๐ผ๐ป ๐ฎ๐ฑ ๐๐๐ด๐๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ฌ๐ฎ๐ฐ.
Sybil Visagie is a force to be reckoned with. As a sheep farmer in the heart of the Hantam Karoo, sheโs been helping other farmers get back on their feet after a devastating, nearly decade-long drought. But as the farmers in this part of the country are starting to recover, they face another major challenge: getting their product to the market. The roads of the Hantam and Namaqua districts have been neglected by government for years; today, they are inaccessible. When the scarce rains come, the roads turn into rivers, cutting the farmers off from the rest of the country. Now, the logistics companies that move products like meat and wool are refusing to make collections from farms. Farmers say it means working for no pay for months on end while, for customers, the price of lamb is skyrocketing.
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