A spitbraai and dancing could make the difference for local farmers in need.
Inspired by Burre Burger and his initiative to buy and transport maize to farmers in drought-stricken areas of the Western, Eastern, Southern and Northern Cape, local farmer, Johannes Strydom has decided to pitch in and make a difference.
The original plan was a dance with a bring and braai.
After contacting a few people however, Strydom said the response was overwhelming and within days, a full-blown Burre Burger Droogtehulp Dans was organised.
He was still wondering how he would cover the expenses, when contributors from all directions offered to help, from cutlery to carcasses for the spitbraai.
The event will take place on March 13, and all proceeds will be paid into the ‘Burre Burger Droogtehulpfonds’.
An old favourite from the Paddadam Market, Maarten Grobler, also known as Jack Frost, will entertain guests when they take to the dance floor.
Tickets are still available at Bivane Farming Supplies, or alternatively contact Strydom on 083 652 1667.
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Organisers of the event explained this period was considered the worst drought in 113 years for South Africa, and farmers had fallen victim to the direct results – animals are dying, there are no crops to harvest and no rains to parch the earth.
Farmers are certainly in dire straits, and many have lost everything.

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