Tag: farm murders
Farm attacks and murders brought to Mashatile’s attention
A Freedom Front Plus (FF+) public representative took South Africa’s Deputy President to task for “a remarkable lack of intervention” in farm attacks and...
SA Presidency acknowledges receipt of call for farm murder commission
The latest spate of farm killings has seen renewed calls for action including a commission of inquiry and an appeal to the national agricultural...
Ramaphosa to be asked to set up a farm murder commission
The recently released national crime statistics for the first quarter of the year make no specific mention of rural crime, including murder. This changed...
Eight farm murders in six weeks
The Freedom Front Plus (FF+) recorded eight farm murders in the six week period following a court ruling that the “kill the boer” song...
Farm murders increased in 2020
While the number of people murdered on farms last year is nowhere near the national toll, it is 11% higher than in 2019.
“The number...
Inter-ministerial committee to discuss rural security and farm murders
Government, in the form of Deputy President David Mabuza, has convened the inter-ministerial committee on land reform and agriculture to meet following a Democratic...
KZN Premier calls for action in Normandien farm murders
KwaZulu-Natal Premier Sihle Zikalala has urged law enforcement agencies to work around the clock to ensure that criminals involved in the murder of a...
Agricultural community faces high murder risk
Farmers, their families and those working for them are four times more likely to be murdered than “the average South African” and twice more...
Call for Parliament to debate rural crime
Democratic Alliance (DA) MP Dianne Kohler Barnard maintains there has been a surge in the number of reported farm attacks since the lockdown instituted...
Call for specialised police units in rural areas after farm killings
Farm attacks in Free State and North West have again put the focus on rural security with calls for specialised police units.
A Free State...
FF+ leader on Black Monday protest
Freedom Front Plus (FF+) leader Dr Pieter Groenewald told a hurriedly called Parliamentary debate on murder that every murder in South Africa...
AgriSA teams up with police to fight crime
The Ministry of Police and AgriSA will work together to develop a plan of action to create safety in farming communities.
"We must...
FF+ leader on farm attacks and murders
FF Plus leader, Dr Pieter Groenewald, said in a private member's statement in parliament the wave of farm murders and attacks sweeping...
Plea for action on farm attacks and murders
A Democratic Alliance (DA) MP wants to know how many farm murders will be enough for government to take action, with another...
Three more farm murders prompt call for farmers to increase own...
Three more farm murders – this time in the Free State – has seen the Freedom Front Plus (FF+) in the province...
FF+ wants Commando system back after spate of farm murders
A recent spate of farm murders has prompted a call for the re-establishment of the Commando system in South Africa.
Werner Weber, leader...
Farm murders now a priority crime
The SA Police Service has indicated that farm murders will be officially prioritised following a meeting between senior police management and the...
South Africa farm attacks on the rise
Violent attacks on South Africa's farmers, most of whom are white, are on the rise and 67 farm murders occurred last year,...
