Regret the Error

An article that appeared in the Cape Argus on October 30, under the headline “Workers turn to CCMA after eviction from farm” contained inaccuracies, generalisations and misrepresentations about the owner of the farm, Anton Horstmann. It represented as fact a number of allegations against him.
The report was inadequately researched and did not give Horstmann adequate space to respond to the claims made by families living and working on the farm in Philippi, which he has sold. The Cape Argus appreciates that the land and labour dispute is a complex one and it required considerable research before publication. The paper apologises for the unbalanced nature of the report.