Police hunt suspects in farm attack
Police are on the hunt for three suspects involved in an armed robbery at a farm in Somerset East on Tuesday, 2 April 2024. It is alleged that at about 10:30 on the mentioned date, the 79-year-old...
View Article12 Farm attacks, 0 farm murders in South Africa, March 2024
During the month of March 2024, there were twelve farm attacks and no farm murders in South Africa. In February 2024, there were thirteen farm attacks and one farm murders in the country. And in...
View ArticleManhunt launched for Petrus Steyn farm attack suspects
Police have launched a manhunt for two unknown males responsible for a house robbery perpetrated at a farm in Petrus Steyn policing precinct. It is reported that the suspects fled the farm in a stolen...
View Article84-year-old woman injured during farm attack
Swift police investigation led to the speedy arrest of a 23-year-old suspect who allegedly broke into a house on a farm just outside Willowmore on Sunday, 14 April 2024. It is alleged that at about...
View Article8 Farm attacks, and 0 farm murders in South Africa, 1-15 April 2024
In the first fifteen days of April 2024, there were eight farm attacks and no farm murders in South Africa. During the month of March 2024, there were seven farm attacks and no farm murders. In...
View ArticleManhunt launched after elderly couple attacked at their farm near Ladybrand
An elderly couple was attacked by a group of unknown males who stole firearms from the farmhouse and fled in the complainant’s bakkie. On Wednesday 01 May 2024 at about 23:30, the elderly couple, aged...
View ArticleFour suspects arrested with stolen sheep and unlicensed firearms following...
An excellent collaboration between the SAPS and a private security led to the arrest of four suspects among them a woman (46), and the recovery of seven sheep and two unlicensed firearms, following a...
View Article16 Farm attacks, 2 farm murders in South Africa, April 2024
During the month of April 2024, there were sixteen farm attacks and two farm murders in South Africa. In March 2024, there were twelve farm attacks and no farm murders in the country. And in February...
View ArticleManhunt launched after farm attack and double murder at a farmhouse near Glen
Police were called to a farmhouse near Glen and made a gruesome discovery of the bodies of an elderly couple about 300 meters away from the farmhouse with open wounds. On Saturday 4 May 2024, a...
View ArticleTwo suspects arrested for farm attack and murder at a farm in Glen
Two suspects, wanted for the murder and robbery of an elderly couple at a farm in Glen were arrested in Bloemhof. On Friday 10 May 2024 at about 14:00, Provincial Serious and Violent Crimes unit...
View Article6 Farm attacks, and 3 farm murders in South Africa, 1-15 May 2024
In the first fifteen days of May 2024, there were six farm attacks and three farm murders in South Africa. During the month of April 2024, there were sixteen farm attacks and two farm murders. In March...
View Article11 Farm attacks, 4 farm murders in South Africa, May 2024
During the month of May 2024, there were eleven farm attacks and four farm murders in South Africa. In April 2024, there were sixteen farm attacks and two farm murders in the country. And in March...
View ArticleSuspects arrested for attack on a farmer in Barkly East
Two suspects were arrested this morning, 12 June 2024 for the attack on a 69-year-old farmer on 09 June 2024 on his farm in Barkly East. It is alleged that on 9 June 2024 at about 21:30, the elderly...
View ArticleElderly couple attacked on a farm outside Tzaneen
The Provincial Commissioner of Police in Limpopo Lieutenant General Thembi Hadebe has ordered police to track down and apprehend suspects who attacked an elderly couple on a farm outside Tzaneen. No...
View Article8 Farm attacks, and 3 farm murders in South Africa, 1-15 June 2024
In the first fifteen days of June 2024, there were eight farm attacks and three farm murders in South Africa. During the month of May 2024, there were eleven farm attacks and four farm murders. In...
View ArticleFive sentenced for murder on farm
Five men were involved in a brutal farm attack and subsequent murder and were successfully convicted and sentenced to a total of 205 years imprisonment. The five suspects were found guilty on multiple...
View ArticlePolice are probing a farm attack, coupled with robbery and murder in Hendrina
The Police in Hendrina are probing a farm attack, coupled with robbery, kidnapping, rape and murder. The incident reportedly occurred on Thursday night, 28 November 2024, in Hendrina, where the life of...
View Article5 Farm attacks, and 0 farm murders in South Africa, 1-15 November 2024
In the first fifteen days of November 2024, there were five farm attacks and no farm murders in South Africa. Farm attacks and murders in South Africa are often accompanied by extreme violence, torture...
View ArticleTwo Mozambican nationals arrested after a farm attack whereby a woman was...
Members of the Detective Services from Lydenburg SAPS made a significant breakthrough in a case involving the murder of a 41-year-old woman, identified by her family as Vinolia Sedibe, during a farm...
View ArticlePolice investigate a farm attack in the Free State where a husband was...
Police in the Free State are investigating a tragic incident on a farm, located in the Goedemoed policing precinct, where a 52-year-old man was killed and his wife was kidnapped. The police acted...
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