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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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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.
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NPA to push for long jail terms for EC farm rapist
Among the charges Sebenzile Simane faced were two counts of rape, four counts of attempted murder and one count of compelling a child to witness a sexual act.
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SAPS confirms third farm attack in Cape Winelands
On Sunday, Stefan Smit was killed on Louiesenhof Wine Estate in Stellenbosch. On that same night, an elderly couple's house was broken into on a farm nearby.
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Concrete action desperately needed to protect farms, says Agri WC
During a incident early on Tuesday morning, a woman was in injured after she and her family were attacked on a plot in Klapmuts.
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Woman injured in Klapmuts farm attack
It’s believed armed men entered her home while she was with her two children on Tuesday morning.
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WC officials eager to implement rural safety plan in wake of farm attacks
Stellenbosch wine farmer Stefan Smit was shot dead on Sunday. Last month, Tool Wessels was killed and his wife injured at their Bonnievale farm.
