analysisWith the El Niño event that is likely to see temperatures reach ever greater heights, scientists and experts are cautioning that the agricultural sector and its workers need to prepare for what may be successive sweltering summers. This tragedy highlighted the escalating risks faced by labourers in the agricultural sector as the planet continues to warm. News24 reported in January that seven farmworkers died of heatstroke in the Kakamas area in the Northern Cape. 'It's too hot, you see'Moses Kallson, a worker on an orange farm in the area, said he remembered the deaths of the seven workers and that it had made news in the community. He said his employers had taken steps at the time to ensure that he and his co-workers could manage the extreme temperatures.

Source: The North Africa Journal August 15, 2023 12:03 UTC