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Farm attack, family overpowered by attackers, man stabbed, Richmond

A farm attack took place on Friday night 6 March 2020, at 22:00, on a farm in Richmond near Pietermaritzburg, in the Kwazulu natal province of South Africa. Netcare 911 responded to reports of a...

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Farm attacks and farm murders: January and February 2020

In January and February 2020, 50 Farm attacks took place and 7 farm murders occurred in February 2020. The oldest victim of a farm attack was 92.  (see figure 1 & 2) During these two months,...

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Farm attack, IPID investigator killed during house robbery, Cullinan

An investigating officer attached to the Independent Police Investigative Directorate was fatally shot on the morning of 10 March 2020, during a robbery at his house in De Ruxia, a smallholding in...

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Bothaville farm attack: Gerrie Labuschagne has sadly passed away

A farmer of Bothaville in the Free State died of complications from injuries sustained during a farm attack in December 2017. The wife of Gerrie Labuschagne (64), Annetjie, confirmed that Gerrie has...

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Farm attack: Elderly couple assaulted, two attackers shot, Geluk

A farm attack took place on 12 March 2020, at about 08:00, in Geluk, in the North West province of South Africa. An elderly couple were overpowered in their home by three attackers, one of which was...

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Farm murder: Attackers brutally slay man, have party in home, Toise

A brutal farm murder took place on 14 March 2020, between Stutterheim and Cathcart on a farm is a little way outside Stutterheim in the Toise area in the Eastern Cape province of South Africa. Charlie...

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Farm murder, farmer attacked and brutally murdered, Elandskraal

A brutal farm murder took place on 16 March 2020, in Elandskraal, near Dundee, in the KwaZulu Natal province of South Africa. The attack took place between 14:00 and 15:00 on a farm where Collin Britz...

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18 Farm attacks and 2 farm murders in South Africa 1-15 March 2020

In the first fifteen days of March 2020, there have been 18 farm attacks and two farm murders in South Africa, whilst three farm attacks were successfully averted. During the month of February 2020...

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Farm attack, farmer (60) assaulted, tortured with iron, Niekerkshoop

A farm attack took place on 18 March 2020, at 10:00 in Niekerkshoop, Northern Cape province of South Africa. A farmer was overpowered on his farm by six armed attackers, assaulted and burnt with an...

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Farm attack, operation tracks down 9 attackers, Marquad

Marquad detectives, flanked by Tactical Response Team, embarked on an intelligence driven operation in the early hours of 19 March 2020, at 03:00. This follows a burglary incident at Silas farm on 1...

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Farmer strangled to death, 100’s of farmers respond, arrest 3, Nylstroom

A farm attack took place on 20 March 2020, at 00:00 in Nylstroom, near Naboomspruit in the Limpopo province of South Africa. Alwyn van Zyl (79) and his wife Rene van Zyl (66) were overpowered in their...

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Three elderly farmers slaughtered in one week in South Africa

The slaughter and torture of farmers in South Africa continues and in just one week three elderly white farmers have been brutally attacked and murdered on their farms. With little mainstream media...

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FF Plus condemns latest farm murder in Limpopo

The latest farm attack and murder that took place near Mookgopong (Naboomspruit), Limpopo, makes it clear that this type of crime must be declared a priority crime and must be treated as such. Mr Alwyn...

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Third elderly farmer murdered within a week in South Africa

Alwyn van Zyl (79) from Bad se Loop, between Modimolle (Nylstroom) and Mookgohong (Naboomspruit) became the third elderly farmer to be murdered within a week when his hands and feet were first tied...

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Groblersdal man becomes 6th elderly person murdered in a week in SA

Koos Dreyer (76) was found murdered in his house, corner of Tambotie and Ockert street, Groblersdal on Friday night 20 March at around 23:00. His body was found in the bathroom and there were signs of...

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Farm attack: Woman badly injured, locked in freezer overnight, Leeudoringstad

A brutal farm attack took place on Sunday night 22 March 2020, at 19:00, in Leeudoringstad, Koedoesdraai, near the Vaalriver bridge, in the Gauteng Province of South Africa. A female farmer was...

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Farm attack: Farmer assaulted, tied up, firearms robbed, Driekop

A farm attack took place on 23 March 2020, at 05:50, on Driekop farm, near Tweeling, in the Free State province of South Africa. Four attackers, two of which were carrying pistols, overpowered a man...

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Three farm murderers appear in Naboomspruit court

The three arrested suspects in this matter, Tatenda Lebogang Mongwenya aged 32, Lyod Madumba aged 28 and Yaganias Saga aged 30, have appeared before the Naboomspruit District Court on 23 March 2020, on...

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Farm attack, 6 teenagers overpowered, 2 shot, Doringkraal, Cullinan

A farm attack took place on 23 March 2020, at 20:10, in Doringkraal, Cullinan, Gauteng province of South Africa. Six victims between the ages of 18 and 19 years old were attacked while they were having...

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Farm murder follows livestock theft: Farmers must prioritize own safety

It came to the FF Plus’s attention that a farmer from Helpmekaar, Elandskraal near Dundee in KwaZulu Natal was murdered last week after livestock was allegedly stolen from him earlier that same day. Mr...

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