Residents of Patensie, Eastern Cape, say farmers dumped truckloads of rotting fruit, nets and other farm waste on land earmarked for a housing project. Acht Boerdery says it has a longstanding arrangement to provide waste fruit for animals and denies dumping the nets and cables. Residents of Patensie in the Eastern Cape have accused farmers of dumping truckloads of oranges and lemons, as well as farm equipment on land near their homes. “I contacted local farmers’ association chairperson Grewar Oosthuizen and gave him the names of the alleged dumpers. Opperman said staff may take waste fruit home for personal use and for their livestock, while remaining waste fruit is taken to the agreed grazing area and residual waste is mulched.