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Eastern Cape ANC spokesman Mlibo Qoboshiyane said people would be supporting workers' exploitation if they continued buying South African-produced wine.

"Next time people binge on wines from the Western Cape, they must know that they support exploitation of black workers," he said.

Farmworkers in the De Doorns area went on strike a week ago in demand of a R150 daily wage and better working conditions.

Qoboshiyane said farmers could afford to pay the workers what they wanted.

"The South African wine industry is making a lot of money locally and internationally; therefore, the wage demands of the workers are realistic and can be met by the employers."

He said Western Cape premier Helen Zille was failing to back the workers because farm owners were financing the Democratic Alliance -- the party she leads.

"The people of the Western Cape deserve a better leader than Zille," he said.

Earlier, Zille wrote a letter to President Jacob Zuma, asking him to intervene in the crisis.

De Doorns municipal officials said on Tuesday that violent strike action had resulted in damage estimated at R500,000.

"Property damage has been sustained including the destruction of a packing shed, veld fires, damage to farming crops, burning of tyres in streets and throwing of stones," said municipal spokeswoman Anette Radjoo.

On Tuesday, a policeman had to be hospitalised after being hit on the head by a stone thrown by protesters. On Monday, 10 people were arrested for public violence and intimidation.

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Mon May 20 07:41:15 SAST 2013 ::

Nov 14, 2012

Vhamsanda

It is rediculous to suggest a wine boycot. How does one expect the parliarment to function without wine ?
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Nov 14, 2012

!#Sinudeity#!

Strange how the ANC didnt call for a platinum boycott when things got nasty at Cyril Rhamaphoza's mine...

Anyways, its highly stupid of the ANC, boycotting an industry in the country they are supposed to be governing.
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Nov 14, 2012

Shredder

Hahahahahaha. This is a farce. This is absolutely ridiculous. Last time it was "Don't buy the Citizen"
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Nov 14, 2012

antie

The ANC should be intervening and trying to find solutions, not calling for boycots. That said, how sad is it that farmworkers have to strike to get R 150.00 per day? It is a disgrace that the minimum wage in place (set by the ANC governmnent) is only R 65.00 per day. The normal person who earns a normal salary do not even pay that little for a domestic worker, yet these parasites hide behind the minimum wage. Sies!!!!
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Nov 14, 2012

RobinX

HA HA HA HA HA HA HA: Pity the caps don't come bigger, 'cause this is the funniest kick-off to a morning I have had in years. The ANC is definitely deep in cloud cuckoo land. There is more chance of a blizzard in hell than for South Africans to put aside wine. It would be about as effective as expecting a parliamentarian to think. A complete impossibility. This is just so pathetically funny.
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Nov 14, 2012

RobinX

Having ridiculed the ANC for its patently absurd suggestion, I must add that I fully support the demand for R150 a day. I pay my char more. It is absolutely disgusting that farmers are still getting away with what I consider to be inhuman wages.
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Nov 14, 2012

TLekota

This guy has gone nuts. What about inputs costs to even say farmers have lot of money.
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Nov 14, 2012

Floccino

@Vhamsanda
It is rediculous to suggest a wine boycot. How does one expect the parliarment to function without wine ?
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By other words you want to say the parliament guys are always high in wane?
you just made my day already that's why they always argue nonsense in parliament.
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Nov 14, 2012

SebolaNtimetseAdikateMoketla

with the better salary

a ration of the wine please

then if you work at wine farm ill visit you

LoL
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Nov 14, 2012

Socrates

This Zuma idiot thinks we can listen to his rubbish. Why should we kill our own business that creates more jobs to many unskilled people? ANC and its wet dreams!!!!
@!#Sinudeity#!....you cant be more right, why didnt they boycott platinum when miners complained of poor pay?

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