Farm murders
‘Their lives mattered’: Brand family decries govt's silence after farm attack
Heidie Taljaard said government should speak out after her parents and sister were murdered in the Northern Cape.
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Police confident all those involved in Brand family murders have been arrested
The daughter’s body was found in the North West on Tuesday just hours before her parents were found dead in the Northern Cape.
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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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'People like Pat Symcox are completely oblivious to issues of structural racism'
"Was I surprised by Graeme Smith’s lukewarm response? Probably not," says freelance journalist Niren Tolsi.
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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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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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4 nabbed after Klapmuts farm attack
Police said these suspects were linked to the house robbery where a woman was attacked by four men while she was with her children.
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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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Seasonal worker to remain behind bars after deadly Bonnievale farm attack
The 19-year-old is alleged to have been one of four men who attacked a couple on their farm on Monday evening.
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Suspect due in court in connection with deadly Bonnievale farm attack
A man was murdered, and his wife seriously injured earlier this week in a robbery.
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Police hunt suspects after man killed, wife injured in brutal WC farm attack
According to police, four armed suspects attacked the couple, both aged 55, in their home and held them hostage in Bonnievale on Monday night.
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AfriForum condemns Easter farm attacks in WC
The group said in Redelinghuys, a 72-year-old woman was allegedly raped on Thursday and in Villiersdorp, a 60-year-old woman was attacked on Monday.
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Steenhuisen: DA has rural safety plan to keep farmers safe
Democratic Alliance (DA) chief whip John Steenhuisen told DA supporters in Kempton Park that the party has a rural safety strategy that will help fight crime.
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At least 3 farm murders reported in NW in 2018, provincial Agri Dept
This week, convicted farm murderer Hendrick Dawson was sentenced to life in prison for the 2017 killing of Jan Hough in Kakamas.
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Dept welcomes life sentence handed to convicted farm murderer
Hendrick Dawson was convicted on charges of murder and robbery with aggravating circumstances in connection with the death of 64-year-old Jan Hough.
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CT police launch manhunt for suspects linked to farm murder
It’s understood 10 suspects entered the farm early today on pretence of doing business.
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Police investigating double murder on Bonnievale farm
Earlier this week, AfriForum said 22 farm attacks have been reported in the Western Cape since the start of this year.
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Agri WC raises alarm after Porterville farm attack
Agri Western Cape says it concerned following recent farm attacks in the Western Cape.
