Mother turns retrenchment into new life as farmer

Mother turns retrenchment into new life as farmer

By Anita Dangazele Retrenched after more than 15 years at Goodyear, a mother turned her severance pay into a small livestock business selling sheep and goats. She hopes to grow her farm while supporting her three children, proving that retrenchment can be the start of something new. When Goodyear shut its doors in August, a 43-year-old woman from Gqeberha feared her life had collapsed. She had worked there for more than 15 years. On her last d…