South African farmer Pete Mutepu grapples with financial troubles amid severe drought

South African farmer Pete Mutepu grapples with financial troubles amid severe drought

South Africa is the region’s biggest cereal producer but a heatwave has been scorching crops.
Prolonged drought is fuelling price increases and damaging livelihoods.
It’s also triggered water shortages in the country’s economic hub, Johannesburg.

Here’s a farmer explaining the difficulties they face, in his own words.

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