Farm murders
Eight men accused of killing two farm dwellers denied bail
Brothers Mgcini and Zenzele Coko were part of a group of farm dwellers who had gone to ask for seasonal work at a farm in Mkhondo when they were shot dead.
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SAPS needs to implement rural safety strategy - Agri EC
There are growing calls in the Eastern Cape for police to ramp up safety in the rural communities following the murder of 79-year-old cattle farmer, John Viedge.
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Agri EC calls for increase in visible policing after farmer’s murder
This follows the murder of cattle farmer John Viedge in Nqangarhu, formerly known as Maclear, on Sunday.
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EC police launch manhunt for suspects linked to deadly farm attack
This comes after a 79-year-old farmer was shot and killed at his home at Highfield farm during the early hours of Sunday.
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5 men accused of killing Coka brothers in Mkhondo granted bail
Zenzele and Mgcini Coka were shot during an altercation in Mkhondo earlier this month, where a clash allegedly erupted when seasonal farmers enquired about why they were not re-hired this year.
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KZN cops investigate after suspect killed trying to attack farmer
Police are searching for the second suspect.
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Brendin Horner murder case postponed again due to ‘outstanding issues’
Sekola Matlaletsa and Sekwetje Mahlamba made a brief appearance on Friday.
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Brendin Horner murder thrusts farm attacks, stock theft into spotlight in 2020
The Free State town of Senekal was rocked by racial tensions and protests in October, when farm manager Brendin Horner was killed in a planned stock theft crime.
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Widow of murdered Stellenbosch farmer expected to appear in court
Stefan Smit's widow handed herself over to police on Monday.
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Duo arrested for Stefan Smit's 2019 murder appear in court, charged
According to the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) Karel Sait and Steven Damon are charged with house robbery, the illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition, assault and murder.
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2 people arrested for 2019 murder of Stellenbosch farmer
Detectives have made a breakthrough after tracking down the suspects at houses in Bellville south, Wynberg and Milnerton early on Thursday morning.
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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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WATCH LIVE: Cele back in Bethlehem for rural safety imbizo
Police Minister Bheki Cele returns to Bethlehem in the Free State for a rural safety imbizo dealing with farm attacks in the area.
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Cele set to return to Bethlehem for rural safety imbizo
The minister’s visit follows a number of farm attacks over the past few months, including the killing of farm manager Brendin Horner outside Paul Roux.
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AfriForum again demands that farm murders be declared priority crime
AfriForum's Ernst Roets said that farm murders still did not receive the necessary attention despite the president and Police Minister trying to reassure the country that the issue of rural crime was being taken seriously by authorities.
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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.
