{"id":91963,"date":"2019-04-02T09:26:32","date_gmt":"2019-04-02T07:26:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=91963"},"modified":"2019-04-03T11:41:33","modified_gmt":"2019-04-03T09:41:33","slug":"video-verarmde-optimum-werkers-teiken-boer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2019\/04\/02\/video-verarmde-optimum-werkers-teiken-boer\/","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Verarmde Optimum werkers teiken boer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Jan Uys in Pullenshope huur landbougrond by Optimum. Hy het bale vir die winter gemaak, maar die laaste bale is Maandag totaal en al verwoes nadat dit vir \u2019n tweede keer aan die brand gesteek is.<\/p>\n<p>Die vorige brand was twee weke gelede. Mnr Uys het in totaal meer as 400 bale verloor.<br \/>\n\u201cDit is nou \u2019n geval van aan die een kant sit daar mense in armoede, en dan brand hulle iemand anders se kos sodat hulle ook moet verarm, ek verstaan nie die logika nie,\u201d s\u00ea Danie van Wyk, een van die boere wat op die toneel was.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-91971\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/04\/Opt6-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/04\/Opt6-Copy-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/04\/Opt6-Copy-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-91972\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/04\/Opt7-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/04\/Opt7-Copy-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/04\/Opt7-Copy-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Daar is \u2019n brief op die toneel gekry wat lei \u201cOns soek ons geld van Optimum Coal. Ons is nie besig om speletjies te speel nie. Ons werk nou al vier maande sonder salaris. Ons is nie honde nie, ons is mense net soos julle.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Mnr. Van Wyk het almal wat gejaag het om die vuur te blus, wat uit mynvoertuie, munisipale voertuie en boere bestaan het, bedank vir hulle hulp.<\/p>\n<p>Hy het voorspel dat boere in die omgewing sal moet bontstaan in die toekoms om te keer dat daar nie nog vure aangesteek word nie.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-91970\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/04\/Opt1-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/04\/Opt1-Copy-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/04\/Opt1-Copy-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/> <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-91969\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/04\/Opt3-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/04\/Opt3-Copy-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/04\/Opt3-Copy-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>\u201cHulle speel \u2019n kat-en-muis speletjie en ons het nie \u2019n ander keuse as om saam te speel nie,\u201d s\u00ea mnr. Van Wyk. Die boere in die omgewing het \u2019n beroep op Optimum gedoen om hulle mense te betaal.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOns is onskuldig in hierdie ding en ons moet oral keer. Volgende brand hulle ons oeste af!\u201d s\u00ea mnr. Van Wyk.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-91965\" src=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/92\/2019\/04\/Opt5-Copy-520x400.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"520\" height=\"400\" srcset=\"https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/04\/Opt5-Copy-520x400.jpg 520w, https:\/\/dwu32cgxelq1c.cloudfront.net\/local_newspapers\/sites\/92\/2019\/04\/Opt5-Copy-300x231.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 520px) 100vw, 520px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div class='tie-fluid-width-video-wrapper tie-ignore-fitvid' style='margin-bottom: 30px;'>\n\t\t\t<iframe style='width: 100%; min-height: 300px; aspect-ratio: 16\/9;' src='https:\/\/www.youtube-nocookie.com\/embed\/zOQ2TA9CnT0' loading='lazy'><\/iframe>\n\t\t<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Lees ook:<\/h3>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><strong><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/87972\/nuwe-tierbaba-mbidi\/\" 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target=\"_blank\">tobie@mobserver.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u2019n Boer in die Pullenshope omgewing het minstens R160 000 se skade gely nadat stakende Optimum werkers by twee geleenthede sy bale aan die brand gesteek het. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8164,"featured_media":91973,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"hasGravity":false,"cxt_article_byline":"Jana 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