The Supreme Court of Appeal has found that a retired gardener and his wife can continue living on a smallholding in Stellenbosch because their land rights are protected under the Extension of Security of Tenure Act (ESTA). The case revolves around a smallholding in Joostenbergvlakte, an agricultural area just outside Stellenbosch where Jacob Pieters and his wife have been living for  37 years when the man was employed by the landowner as a gardener. This ruling now means the couple has a right to stay on the land.  To look at the importance of this ruling and the rights of farm workers as enshrined in the constitution, Bongiwe Zwane spoke to South African Human Rights Commissioner Philile Ntuli, responsible for Land Rights...