S Africa farm strike resumes

Farm workers in South Africa's picturesque winelands resumed strike action yesterday, with tension enveloping the Western Cape region but few signs of a repeat of deadly violence.
The strike, which comes at the start of South Africa's grape harvest season, turned violent in November when workers burned vineyards, looted shops and blockaded streets with burning tyres in towns close to Cape Town.
Workers are demanding that their 70 rand ($8) wages be increased to 150 rand ($17).