A family of three and an 85-year-old man were killed in two separate farm attacks in KwaZulu-Natal in three days. On Tuesday, the DA in the province said the murders took place in the midlands area. “The incidents saw an 85-year-old…
Police minister Bheki Cele visited the family of murdered farmer Brendin Horner in Paul Roux, Free State, to pay his respects on October 13 2020. He spent the afternoon at Meets Agricultural Union hall talking to farm workers on their…
Agricultural leaders and community members from Senekal and surrounding areas in the Free State have gathered in their numbers ahead of the court case of the two men linked to the murder of farm manager Brendin Horner. The two men,…
Farm attacks have tripled in four years in the Eastern Cape, and as Covid-19 took hold this year, stock thieves plundered livestock worth almost R18m in three months. Startling statistics revealed by the provincial government in response…
The latest quarterly crime statistics could be misleading if not considered within the context of the level five lockdown, which restricted people’s movement significantly, the FF+ said on Friday. The party was reacting after the release…
Attacks up but murders down compared to previous decade Agricultural union TLU SA has expressed extreme concern over the rise in and brutality of farm attacks in South Africa, which increased by 60% in the past decade. These statistics…
Agricultural union TLU SA said it had taken note of media reports stating President Cyril Ramaphosa wants to stay informed about farm attacks. “Unfortunately, his remarks are just something said in a private conversation between the…
On June 2 2019, 62-year-old wine farmer Stefan Smit was killed in front of his wife by four armed suspects. Farm attacks have created fear among the farming community. But what do the stats say?
