Farm attacks
AfriForum calls for justice after PE farmworkers 'assaulted' by farmer
Two farmworkers have reportedly filed assault charges against Dawie Steyn, who can be seen on the clip swearing and punching one them.
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EC police hunting attackers of elderly Kirkwood couple
Five suspects, armed with knives, ambushed the victims when they broke into their farmhouse over the weekend.
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Duo accused of murdering Senekal farm manager Horner back in dock today
The pair are alleged to have stabbed and strangled Horner in October during what is believed to be a stock theft incident.
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Black farmers' lives don’t matter to govt, Cele told at imbizo
This emerged at a rural safety imbizo in Bethlehem on Thursday organised by Police Minister Bheki Cele.
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'Why do the lives of black farmers not matter?' - Free State rural safety imbizo
Police Minister Bheki Cele was in Bethlehem, Free State, for a ministerial rural safety imbizo with the farming community of Senekal, Bethlehem and other nearby areas on 12 November. #Senekal #BhekiCele #RuralSafety
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GALLERY: Cele tackles issue of farm murders at Free State rural safety imbizo
Police Minister Bheki Cele held a rural safety imbizo in the Bethlehem community hall to address the issue of farm attacks and murders in the area.
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Suspects accused of killing FS farmer expected to appear in court today
Pieter Hills was shot dead at his Swartpan farm just outside Hennenman in the Free State early on Friday.
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Suspect in Hennenman farm killing found dead in police cell
Four suspects were arrested just hours after Pieter Hills and his son, Eddie, were attacked. Hills was shot in the head and his son stabbed in the back.
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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).
