One of the two men who were arrested in connection with the murder of a farm manager in the Free State has been granted bail. Sekola Matlaletsa was granted bail of R5,000, while his co-accused Sekwetja Mahlamba’s application was denied in…
Horner’s alleged killers’ blood samples ‘don’t match’ those found in his car The blood samples lifted from Brendin Horner’s bakkie do not match those of the two men accused of his murder. This revelation emerged during the bail…
A brother-in-law of one of the two men accused of murdering Brendin Horner at a Paul Roux farm allegedly called and threatened one of the witnesses in the case. This was revealed during the bail application of Sekola Matlaletsa and…
“Why? Why didn’t they come and fetch me? I’m an old man.” These are the words of Robert Horner, father of slain Senekal farm manager Brendin Horner. Robert spoke to eNCA on Sunday and expressed his disgust at the murder of his son. He…
The state believes Sekwetje Isaiah Mahlamba and Sekola Piet Matlaletsa – the two men alleged to have murdered farm manager Brendin Horner – may have bragged and confessed to the killing while enjoying beers a few hours after the murder.…
Road blocks and tight security encompassed Senekal, in the Free State, on Friday before the appearance of two men alleged to have killed farm manager Brendin Horner. On the outskirts of the small farming town, police officers stopped and…
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has called for calm as members of the EFF, civil rights group AfriForum and local farmers are expected to descend upon the Senekal magistrate’s court in the Free State on Friday. This is ahead of the…
EFF leader Julius Malema says his party’s visit to Senekal, in the Free State, will be peaceful – but if attacked, they will defend themselves. “We will go there peacefully. If there is going to be any killing, let it happen … We will…
Pastors and Christians from various denominations gathered to pray for an easing of brewing racial tension and farm attacks in Senekal, Free State. There have been talks of protests on October 16 2020 when the men accused of killing local…
Police minister Bheki Cele says he understands the arrest of suspects for the murder of farm manager Brendin Horner is cold comfort for his mourning family – and that more work on crime prevention is needed. Cele, accompanied by state…
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…
A culture of violence is on the increase in SA and there seems to be no letting up. It seems there is a tendency that if we are angry over anything, or we do not agree on any subject, our default is violence. On Thursday this paper…
EFF leader Julius Malema has called on EFF “ground forces” to attend the Senekal court appearance in the Free State on October 16, to “defend” public property and democracy. Court property was damaged and a police van set alight on…
Brendin Horner was found dead on the DeRots farm on October 2 2020. Free State police spokesperson Brig Motantsi Makhele said Horner had injuries to his head and face and was tied to a pole with a rope on his neck. A knife was seized at…
The murder of 21-year-old Free State farm manager Brendin Horner has outraged the agricultural community, who demanded justice on Tuesday when two suspects appeared in court. Horner was found dead on the DeRots farm on Friday. His body…
