Farm attacks
FACT CHECK: Have SA’s commercial farmers fallen from 120,000 in 1994 to 38,000?
Africa Check unpacks the claim made by DA MP Dianne Kohler Barnard that the number of commercial farmers in South Africa has fallen from 120,000 to 38,000.
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EC DA wants urgent action to address rising number of farm attacks in province
The Addo area has been the scene of 14 out of the province's 74 farm attacks that occurred during the 2019/20 fiscal year.
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SCENES FROM SENEKAL: EFF, ANC and farmers protest outside court
Members of the EFF and ANC as well as farmers from the Senekal area gathered outside the magistrates court on 16 October 2020 where the two men accused of the murder of farm manager Brendin Horner made their second court appearance.
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Protesters at Union Buildings demand better rural security from police
Hundreds of people protested at the Union Buildings in the capital on Saturday under the banner "Unite against farm murders" and called for police to do more to prevent farm attacks.
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Several people march to Union Buildings to protest farm murders
This is the second demonstration under the banner "Unite Against Farm Murders" in as many months.
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DA plans on reporting Julius Malema and Nazier Paulsen to Parly ethics committee
The party believes social media posts sent out by Julius Malema and Nazier Paulsen show an intent to incite violence.
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Call for govt to implement rural safety plan to deal with farm attacks
Three people are recovering in hospital after they were shot and wounded in Kraaifontein over the weekend.
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Calls for more police resources mount in wake of latest CT farm attack
Three people are recovering in hospital after they were shot and wounded over the weekend.
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AgriSA hopes for ‘decisive action’ from govt regarding farm attacks
This week parliamentarians debated matters pertaining to farm attacks and farm-related murders.
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Police 'following right direction' in KZN farm couple murder probe, says Cele
Glen Rafferty (63) and his wife Vida (60) were ambushed after returning from a social outing to their Normandien farmhouse on Saturday.
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ANC: Farm murders need special attention but 'white genocide' claims ludicrous
Members of Parliament on Tuesday held a debate of national importance on recent farm murders following a request by the Democratic Alliance (DA).
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Some MPs call for a farm murder safety summit during second debate in Parly
Tuesday’s debate of national importance was sponsored by the Democratic Alliance (DA) focussing on recent farm attacks and the murders of farmers and farm workers.
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At least 18 people arrested during a protest outside Parly on Saturday
According to police, hundreds of people participated in the demonstrations.
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Thousands of bikers converge at Union Buildings in protest against farm attacks
Under the banner, the bikers united against farm murders the riders have laid roses and placed crosses on the gates of the building, which also houses the office of the president.
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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.
