The South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) will hold a public trial regarding farm murders in Johannesburg on Monday and Tuesday next week. This, after AfriForum earlier submitted formal complaints at the SAHRC against the careless attitude of the Department of Police towards the continued wave of farm attacks and farm murders in the country….
19 June 2013 Exactly one year after more than a thousand South Africans had marched to the President’s office to demand intervention, AfriForum released a report in which the gross negligence of police officers in their investigation of farm murders was identified. The report was released at a conference and a copy was submitted to…
AfriForum Safety Structures in Kathu and Kuruman in the Northern Cape and Vryburg in North West have been searching for three suspected farm attackers with the South African Police Service (SAPS) since last night, after a 64 year old farmer, Christo Kruger was murdered on his farm, Byron. Kruger’s wife, Vera was left unharmed and…
Foreign visitors to South Africa are also targeted on our country’s farms. Recently, a German couple was murdered on a farm. AfriForum will therefor launch an international awareness campaign regarding farm murders later this month. Ernst Roets, Deputy CEO of AfriForum elaborates.
AfriForum presented the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) with a list of ten proposals of ways to prevent farm murders. This action plan forms part of a report which AfriForum presented to the SAHRC during a public hearing about farm murders held by the commission in Johannesburg on 15 and 16 September. The following…
1 December 2012 The Potgieter family was murdered on their farm near Lindley in the Free State on 1 December 2010. In the light of this, AfriForum, together with victims of farm attacks and persons who had lost loved ones in farm murders, held a protest march to Mthethwa’s office in Pretoria. Initially, Mthethwa tried…
Five survivors of farm attacks will, with the support of AfriForum, cover a distance of 1000 kilometres during 26 to 29 September 2013, driving from Johannesburg to Durban to raise awareness of farm murders. The group will be known as the Frischgewaagd Dirt Riders, and will cross fifty farms where they will distribute pamphlets and…
Bernadette Hall’s husband, David was shot dead on their dairy farm, Frischgewaagd in Fochville, North Wes ton 20 February 2012. Bernadette, her sons, Bradly and Wesley and André van den Berg embarked on a 1000km journey from Johannesburg to Ballito in KZN to create awareness about farm murders. They’re riding as the “Frischgewaagd Dirt Riders”….
AfriForum has submitted more than 10 000 e-mails received from members of the public via its website www.hoelanknog.co.za to the Minister of Police, Nathi Mthethwa, requesting that farm murders be prioritized. These e-mails will form part of the petition AfriForum will submit to the United Nations Forum for Minority Issues in November. During the past…
You have only until 1 November to fill in the petition against farm murders, for your voice to count at the United Nations. Esmarie Prinsloo of Afrikwensie compiled this sound package about the campaign. Please leave a comment and send the link to your entire address book!
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