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Farmer tied up, savagely stabbed, two suspects sought, Roedtan

Police and farmers were busy till late on Thursday evening 22 March 2018, hunting for two suspects that attacked a farm in Roedtan, Limpopo. The farmer (35) had just arrived home when he was attacked...

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Elderly family members tied up, bludgeoned, Bushy Park smallholding

Three masked men smashed there way into a home on a smallholding in Bushy Park, near the Lavender Barn in PE. The men armed with a crowbar, firearm and knife attacked the elderly occupants, a couple...

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‘Cutting noses to spite faces’–‘Thank you very much, Senator’

“Often we act unwisely to kill the agony of uncertainty”, Laurence Marks once wrote. How very true when we look at the frequent downright irresponsible behaviour of so many of our own people. We are...

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Farm attack, woman severely assaulted, raped, Deneysville

Hester Hooper (58) was severely attacked, assaulted and raped by a thug in her house on a smallholding in Deneysville on Saturday night. This is more proof that we are not even safe in our own homes...

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Two arrested in Tom Burke farm attack, murder case

Tom Burke SAPS in Lephalale along with the Heritage Protection Group (HPG) and the SAPS trio crime task force made a breakthrough in the attack and farm murder on the farm Dale in Tom Burke. Two...

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March against farm attacks, murders in South Africa, Brisbane

We are extremely grateful to each and every South African and Australian who participated in a march against farm murders in Brisbane. Another gathering is planned in Perth in a week or so. In...

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Farmers wife shot, raped in front of ‘wire tied’ children, Hackney

During an attack at Heuningkloof farm in Hackney in the Eastern Cape on Friday evening 23 March 2018, a woman (44) was shot in the lower back and also raped infront of her young children. The children...

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Rural safety strategy meeting, farm attacks, farm crime, Delareyville

As part of ensuring safety and security at rural areas in accordance with Rural Safety Strategy, a crime awareness campaign was held on Friday, 23 March 2018 in Delareyville near Vryburg. The activity...

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Man arrested, brutal farm attack rape and trauma in Hankey

Police detectives comprising of Provincial Organised Crime Investigation Unit and Hankey Detectives made a breakthrough in the attack at a residence outside Hankey just before midnight on Saturday, 23...

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Farmer assisting stabbed woman shoots attacker dead, Nigel

A farm attacker was shot dead on Tuesday 27 March 2018, at about 07:00 on a farm in the Nigel area Gauteng. A police spokesperson said that a woman and her gardener were alone at home at the time of...

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Farmer shot, ‘dad died from attack on same farm in 2016’, Balmoral

During a farm attack on Wednesday 28 March 2018, a man(56) was shot through his bathroom window, on his farm in Mpumalanga. Ian Cameron from AfriForum said that the attack happened at 22:10 on a farm...

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Stricter border controls needed after more farm murders, FS

Free State Agriculture (FSA) has called on the government to apply stricter border controls. This after another farm attack in the province. Mr. Dirk Steenkamp of Palmietfontein was recently killed and...

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Big risk, dumped animal carcases, heads on a farm, Verulam

A Verulam farmer is concerned that meat found dumped on his farm is contaminated and poses a health risk to his staff and his animals. Manna Naidoo, the ex mayor of Verulam contacted Reaction Unit...

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Farm attack, man and stepson ambushed, severely beaten, Franklin

Phillip Long and his stepson Timothy were attacked on his farm on the night of 30 March 2018, in Franklin, KZN. When Phillip arrived home some time after 22:00, three black males aged about 18 years...

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Breakthrough, brutal Hankey farm attack and rape, man arrested

The Provincial Organised Crime Investigation Unit in Port Elizabeth has since been working around the clock following up on leads relating to an attack on a farm in Hankey just before midnight on...

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Media’s double standards regarding farm attacks and murders

The media in South Africa maintains double standards with news releases. Murder, rape and especially farm murders are almost neglected by the media, but once a foreign citizen is robbed, it gets front...

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Farmer (80) brutally stabbed, assaulted and interrogated, Paul Roux

Chris du Plooy (80),a farmer from Paul Roux in the Free State, was brutally attacked on his farm. The attack occurred at approximately 04:00 on 2 April 2018. A police spokesperson WO Lorraine Earl,...

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Woman (75) attacked on farm, farmers arrest 3, Swartruggens

On Monday afternoon, 2 April 2018, local farmers managed to assist in arresting three farm attack suspects who attacked a woman (75) in her farm house. Lt Col Amanda Funani, a police spokesperson, said...

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Farm attack, elderly woman and worker assaulted, Louis Trichardt

Farm and Town Watch members received a call around 14:00 on 3 April 2018, that an elderly woman and her house worker were locked in a room while robbers were still in the house on a farm 5 km out of...

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Smallholding attack, woman (82) tied up, forced to open safe, PE

An elderly woman has been attacked on a smallholding outside of Port Elizabeth.The 82 year old woman was attacked at approximately 19:30 on Tuesday 3 April 2018 in her home whilst watching TV. “She had...

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