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…
DA federal council chairperson Helen Zille has reiterated her concern about farm murders in SA, calling for the removal of police minister Bheki Cele. In an interview on 702 on Monday, Zille slammed Cele and efforts by the police to fight…
President Cyril Ramaphosa says the violent protest that took place after the court appearance of the two men linked to Brendin Horner’s murder in Senekal, in the Free State, shows that we have not yet escaped the “divisions and mistrust…
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,…
The police and the farming sector will work hand-in-hand to address “matters of criminality” that are affecting rural communities. This follows a meeting between the police, Agri-SA, TLU SA and AfriForum in Pretoria on Monday morning.…
KOWIE TURNOUT: Nearly 200 Port Alfred residents took part in the Move One Million protest last Saturday, lining the Nico Malan Bridge with placards denouncing farmer murders, gender based violence and government corruption, and receiving…
The Newcastle community in northern KwaZulu-Natal was reeling in shock after the murder of a couple at their farm in Normandien on Saturday. Glen and Vida Rafferty were shot dead at the entrance to their farm. Their dog was also shot…
Demonstrations about gender-based violence and farm murders at parliament in Cape Town on Saturday August 29 2020 ended with the arrest of about 12 protesters. Witnesses said about 1,000 women gathered in Roeland Street at 11am, shortly…
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…
Hundreds of Port Elizabeth residents took to the streets on Saturday to raise awareness on issues ranging from gender based violence to farm murders and corruption within the national government. Three different events were staged across…
From the streets, to petrol stations, to parks and parking lots, you are most likely to be killed in public, the crime statistics revealed on Friday morning. According to the annual statistics released by police minister Bheki Cele, a…
The last two bodies of Brand family members who went missing at the weekend were found on Tuesday afternoon. Police spokesperson Brig Vish Naidoo confirmed that the bodies of Danie Brand, 83, and his wife Breggie, 73, were found in an…
Police minister Bheki Cele has allocated R57bn towards visible policing from the ministry’s R105.5bn budget for 2020/21. His other priorities are administration services, which were allocated R20bn, and detective services, which received…
The agricultural sector has been hit by 26 farm murders since the start of the year, TLU SA said on Tuesday. In one of the latest attacks, a pregnant woman was killed during a home invasion of her farm in Weenen in KwaZulu-Natal at the…
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…
