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Farm attack suspect arrested in Mabopane

Heritage Protection Group (HPG) has arrested a suspect in Mabopane. The suspect was involved in a farm attack during January 2017. An 84-year-old man was seriously injured in a farm attack in the...

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Man found guilty for the murder of farmer Schalk Featherstone

On Monday, March 13, in the Grahamstown High Court Judge Shirley Tilana-Mabece found there was overwhelming evidence against Winston Booysen (23). Booysen was found guilty on two counts of murder and...

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Elderly man tied up and robbed on smallholding

On Monday March 13, 72-year-old, Buks Beukes was overpowered by two suspects on his smallholding situated in the Pienaarspoort, Rayton area. Beukes was tied up and robbed by the two suspects, who fled...

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Shocking truth of farm murders cannot be ignore any longer

The excessively high percentage of murders on farms and the brutality thereof in many instances, which creates the impression that it isn’t ordinary crime, has necessitated the FF Plus to call for a...

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Suspect wanted for the Solik couple’s murders

Nottingham SAPS is appealing for assistance from the community in locating Xolani Brian Ndlovu (32). The suspect is wanted for two counts of murder, house robbery, kidnapping and theft of motor vehicle...

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Farmer and grandson attacked on farm

Seven suspects attacked Boebie Muller and his grandson Jaco on their farm situated in Pietersburg, Limpopo on Thursday March 16. The suspects who were armed with knives assaulted both Mr. Muller and...

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Man lucky to be alive after farm attack, Melkrivier

One of the three bullets that struck Berdus Henrico (39) during a farm attack in Limpopo on Tuesday 6 February 2018, only just missed the aorta and went through his jaw and out at the back of the neck....

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Man (76) violently assaulted in farm attack, Reitz, FS

An elderly couple was attacked in their home on the farm in the Reitz area in the Free State on Sunday morning 11 February 2018. Marius Müller, National Operations Co-ordinator of AfriForum, told...

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Farm attack, farmer (82) and wife hospitalized, Windsorton

The SAPS Northern Cape Trio Crime Unit are investigating a farm attack that allegedly took place during the evening of Tuesday, 13 February 2018 at a farm near Windsorton. The 82 year old farmer and...

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Lodge attack, severe assault with crowbar, 5 arrests, Addo

The Motherwell Cluster Commander, Major General Dawie Rabie has expressed his appreciation for the speedy arrests of all five suspects linked to the armed robbery of Camp Tree Lodge, Addo which took...

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Farmer shot dead, family held, dogs shot, farm attack Secunda

Police are looking for three unknown men who carried out a house robbery and murder at a farm in Charl Ciliers, near Secunda on the night of 16 February 2018 around 22:30. According to information at...

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Farmer shoots farm attacker in the face, Vredendal

A family from Vredendal in the West Cape said ‘We are thankful to still be alive’, this after they became victims of yet another farm attack on Saturday 17 February 2018, just before midnight. Nico...

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Six arrested after farm attack and murder, Secunda

Police left no stone unturned by working tirelessly around the clock in search for suspects who carried out a house robbery and murder at a farm in Charl Cilliers, near Secunda. The hard work led to...

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Foiled farm attack, panic alarm saves the day, 7 arrested, Thornhill

Seven robbery suspects were nabbed for attempting to rob an egg farm outside Thornhill on 18 February 2018. On Sunday, 18 February 2018, around 08:00, it is alleged that seven men, three with firearms...

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Threat to farmers, country’s food security, ‘a massive problem’

Several farm attacks and murders have occurred this past weekend, and in one case, “Short” Hans Meyer was murdered in cold blood on his farm near Charl Cilliers, a town near Secunda in the Eastern...

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Serious trio crime and farm attack suspects arrested, Limpopo

In a concerted effort to fight incidents of property and trio crimes in this Province, the ongoing operations which were conducted by the Dedicated Joint Clusters and Stations Task Teams comprising...

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Suspect shot and killed was on bail for previous ‘farm murder’

A suspect arrested in connection with a farm attack in August 2017, during which a farmer of the Groblersdal area in Limpopo died, was earlier this month shot dead in the same area during a second farm...

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Farmer opens fire on three attackers, Bethel

On 24 February 2018, at about 8:00, 3 attackers, 2 with firearms and one with a knife attacked a farm in Bethel. At Rietkuil Farm, a farmer shot at 3 attackers and they fled. No serious injuries....

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Farmer severely assaulted in attack, hospitalized, Lichtenburg

A farmer from Lichtenburg in the North West has been rushed to hospital in Rustenburg after being attacked and robbed on Sunday 25 February 2018. Lt. Col Amanda Funani, the police spokesperson said...

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Farm attack, woman (72) found tied up and murdered, Chrissiesmeer

The body of a woman (72) was found in her house on a farm near Chrissiesmeer, Mpumalanga on Tuesday morning 27 february 2018, She was apparently murdered. Her body was found in the bathroom where she...

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