A black man who raped a white woman in her farmhouse and tormented her children was found guilty on 17 counts in the Port Elizabeth High Court. Continue reading…
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As received- President Cyril Ramaphosa’s tone has completely changed on the conversation of farm attacks. When a newsman asked him if the war on farm attacks is one of his priorities Ramaphosa snapped. “If it was real news it would have been on TV every night, stop drawing bad attention to the country over this,.. Continue reading…
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“They’re coming!” – These were the chilling words that a Stellenbosch protea farmer shouted to his wife while doing a security check after hearing that a farmer in the region had been shot dead. “It’s devastating,” an emotional Gerald Knight told News24 about being robbed hours after Louiesenhof vintner Stefan Smit was murdered. “We’ve lived.. Continue reading…
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According to Correctional services minister Michael Masutha, it costs an estimated R133,805.35 to house one prisoner per annum, but an old age pensioner only gets a shocking R21 600.00 per annum. The Judge has sentenced Sebenzile Simane to 173 years in prison for the brutal attack on the Hackney farm and he will be eligible.. Continue reading…
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‘ My great-grandfather, grandfather and father were all farmers. I married a farmer whose family have farmed their land for 3 generations. It is with deep sadness that I stand before you today and say that neither of my sons will want to farm in South Africa! For 17 years I had the privilege of.. Continue reading…
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Over the past few months, the Western Cape’s farmers have become the target of the savages that is murdering innocent people. This weekend another farmer was murdered, and the reason why the genocide continues is very simple. The murderers are in most cases unemployed, struggling to make a living, and knowing if they are caught.. Continue reading…
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There are a considerable increase in farm attacks and murders since 2012, and especially after the recent elections, this is a major concern for TAU SA. According to Henry Geldenhuys, Deputy President of TAU SA, this state of affairs, especially considering the accompanying barbaric torture of victims, is frightening. “The national murder rate of about.. Continue reading…
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About a year ago the plight of white South Africans, and especially the farmers reached an awareness “peak”, for lack of a better term. Stories were finally being published in the mainstream media, commentators were discussing it, politicians were making statements and promising action – even Donald Trump tweeted about it. Closer to home, thousands.. Continue reading…
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South Africa’s ruling African National Congress (ANC) has plans to amended the constitution, legalize land seizure without paying for it. The move is “not only about correcting a great historical injustice; it is also an absolute economic necessity,” according to President, Cyril Ramaphosa. This time though, the proposed land reforms include expropriation without compensation, and.. Continue reading…
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Last week, a 17-year-old teenager near Fochville was raped and seriously injured. A man was burned with an iron, and the week before that, Liezel Wessels was burned with boiling water and stabbed with a knife shortly before her husband, Tool Wessels, was murdered. This week South Africa continued to stumble upon the news of.. Continue reading…
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A Hankey mother felt like she and her three children were being “hunted like wild animals” the night a lone attacker broke into their farmhouse. Testifying in the Port Elizabeth High Court on Tuesday, the 44-year-old woman recalled the screams of her children and the terror on their faces as a former worker fired shots.. Continue reading…
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The wave of violent farm attacks and murders that has swept through South Africa since the elections earlier this month is extremely disturbing and serves as proof that there is a serious need for specialist units, like the former murder and robbery unit and an additional unit for farm attacks, to combat crime effectively. The.. Continue reading…
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The suspect tried to flee but was later arrested after a number of security groups in the area responded to the scene. A 69-year-old man was attacked by his 26-year-old gardener with an okapi knife in Brackendowns, Alberton, after an alleged misunderstanding, Alberton Record reports. According to Seargent Lindile Moloi, the spokesperson from Brackendowns SAPS,.. Continue reading…
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A man and his elderly mother have been shaken after being tortured and robbed, the second incident to occur in the region in a week. A manhunt has been launched for three male suspects after a brutal farm attack in Limpopo took place late last Saturday evening, reports Letaba Herald. The attack took place on.. Continue reading…
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There have been four farm attacks reported in six days in the Western Cape of South Africa, specifically in the Boland, according to AfriForum. The civil rights organization AfriForum says it is aware of four farm attacks – in the Paarl, Stellenbosch and De Doorns areas – that were reported between 18 and 24 May.. Continue reading…
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