Under the banner #BlackMonday, farmers in the Ladysmith, Winterton, Estcourt, Colenso and Weenen areas are protesting against violence against farmers and farm workers this morning (October 30).

“It is not just the farmers, but workers on the farms who pay the price during farm attacks,” one farmer can be heard explaining in the video below.

Over 200 farmers, with heavy equipment, will be travelling along the N3 between the two intersections of the R74; a five kilometre section of the N3.

Also read: Police, together with Elandslaagte farmers, foil farm attacks

Also read: Update: Farmer in a stable condition after farm attack near Ladysmith

Also read: Farmer shot in farm attack near Ladysmith

What do you think? Are farmers entitled to protest and block national roads?

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