Farm attacks
NC family farm attack: Police find elderly couple's bodies
This comes after the body of their 50-year-old daughter was found near Taung in the North West on Tuesday.
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NC family farm attack: Daughter’s body found, parents still missing
The body of a 50-year-old woman, who was abducted with her elderly parents in Hartswater, was discovered in a field in the North West on Monday night.
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UPDATE: Body of kidnapped woman found after Hartswater farm attack
An elderly couple and their daughter were abducted on Sunday when several suspects attacked them on their farm.
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Paarl Farmer attacked with panga during apparent robbery
During the early hours of Saturday morning, three brazen criminals broke into a container situated on the man's premises.
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DA punts plan to improve rural safety
One of the DA’s proposed solutions was the establishment of rural policing sectors or police stations that served a particular rural area.
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Duo arrested for Potberg farm attacked involved in another burglary case
On Sunday, two juveniles were arrested after an attack on a farm in Potberg. The suspects are aged 13 and 16.
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Alleged armed robber killed on Malmesbury farm
Agri Western Cape said two suspects broke into the Botterkloof Farm in the early hours of Monday morning.
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Six due in court after weekend farm attack in Malmesbury
Over the weekend, seven suspects assaulted a father and his two sons at their home.
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6 suspects arrested after Malmesbury farm attack
On Saturday night, seven armed suspects assaulted a father and his two sons before fleeing the scene with their personal belongings.
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AfriForum once again ‘concerned’ about WC farm attacks
There have been two farm attacks in the space of two weeks with the latest in Elandsberg, Clanwilliam, on Tuesday.
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Farm safety interventions working, says WC govt
The Western Cape government said that their interventions to make farms safer were yielding results.
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R5m allocated to curb WC farm attacks
The provincial Agriculture Department briefed the Western Cape legislature on Tuesday on its plans to address the violence.
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Rural Dev Minister Didiza to intervene in arson attacks in Mtwalume
An arson attack on a farm owned by the Mathulini Communal Property Association (CPA) has resulted in damage of over R1 million.
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Minister Didiza accused of not intervening in Mtwalume arson attack
On Friday, spokesperson for the Mathulini Communal Property Association (CPA), Sandile Dlamini a farm belonging to the association was burnt to the ground.
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WC Agri Dept to roll out safety plan after farm attacks
There have been 18 attacks in the province since the beginning of the year.
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4 men linked to Klapmuts farm attack armed robbery appear in court
The men, from Wellington, were facing charges of housebreaking with the intent to rob, possession of a firearm and the pointing of a firearm.
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Farm attacks probe at an 'advanced stage’ - MEC
There were three incidents in the region last week. In one of them, Stefan Smit was killed on Louiesenhof Wine Estate on a Sunday evening.
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2 suspects arrested over Paarl farm attack
Police had been involved in a high-speed chase with a driver of a bakkie in the area, however, the driver soon gave in and stopped near the R44.
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No date for farm safety plan yet, but officials optimistic
Meetings have been held involving the provincial Cabinet and organised agriculture following a spate of farm attacks, one of which resulted in the death of a Stellenbosch wine farm.
