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Imisebenzi, livestock, water, the land.
- Imisebenzi and livestockWeddings, initiation, ancestral rites and funerals all need cattle, goats or sheep, often at short notice. That keeps local demand steady, and puts pressure on shared grazing land.›
- Stock theftStock theft is one of the biggest losses for farmers in the Eastern Cape. A family's savings can walk off in one night.›
- Grazing landShared grazing wears out when too many animals stay too long in one place. You see it as bare ground and gullies after rain.›
- Animal healthTick diseases like redwater and heartwater, and footrot, can kill or ruin animals before anyone notices. The vet is often far away.›
- Buffalo River (iQonce)The town carries the river’s name: Qonce is the old Khoikhoi name for the Buffalo. Taps also run dry: in April and May 2026, Bhisho, Ginsberg, Breidbach and the upper CBD waited weeks for water, served by tankers.›
- The land around usAlong the Buffalo River, between the farms and the houses, wild animals and birds still live.›