AfriForum: Gesprek oor plaasmoorde met Steve Hofmeyr en Rian van der Walt.

Duncan Nyawo is to submit a memorandum in partnership with AfriForum at the Union Buildings tomorrow, requesting – among other things – the prioritising of farm murders. Nyawo, a student teacher, left his home town, Nelspruit on foot on Monday and walked three consecutive days to submit the memorandum to President Jacob Zuma. He wants…

24 October 2012 In the light of Mthethwa’s continued lack of concern with farm murders, AfriForum informed the Minister’s office that the organisation proposed to hold a demonstration in front of the Minister’s office together with the victims of the farm attacks. During a phone conversation on 23 October 2012 the Minister’s spokesperson, Zweli Mnisi,…

The South African Government’s attitude towards farm murders is the most severe form of discrimination imaginable and even though the Department of Police is the biggest scapegoat, the problem however lies much deeper than that. AfriForum and other organisations have tried various times to discuss the spurt of farm murders and potential solutions to them…

30 November 2012 AfriForum has declared 1 December to be a National Day of Protest against farm murders. In a coordinated effort in the run up to 1 December AfriForum’s local structures and victims of farm attacks submitted more than 100 memorandums to police stations across South Africa. The memorandum demand stronger interventions against farm…

The stories of about a hundred South Africans whose lives were destroyed by farm attacks, will be presented to Nathi Mthethwa, Minister of Police tomorrow. The victims demand that the Minister break his silence on this issue by declaring farm attacks a priority crime. The batch letters will be handed over jointly by AfriForum and…