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Police Minister ignores terror on farms; communities must fight back themselves

The civil rights organisation AfriForum a month ago directed a letter for the umpteenth time to Gen. Bheki Cele, Minister of Police, and requested to meet with him regarding violence on farms, as well as the land grab crisis staring the country in the face. “Cele has up until today not even acknowledged receipt of…

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AfriForum lays criminal charges regarding racist attacks on social media

The civil rights organisation AfriForum today submitted criminal charges against two police officials and a former member of the South African National Defence Force (SANDF) after they used social media to incite farm attacks and/or romanticise violence against farmers and minorities. AfriForum says that these incidents can be considered a form of complicity by the…

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AfriForum calls for commission of inquiry into the causes of farm attacks

The civil rights organisation today asked that an independent commission of inquiry be compiled to determine what the factors are that lead to farm murders. This announcement was made in Centurion during the media launch of the book Kill the Boer by Ernst Roets, Deputy CEO of AfriForum. During the launch Roets played a recording…

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AfriForum requests Police Commissioner to investigate Malema’s alleged encouragement of farm murders

The civil rights organisation AfriForum has formally requested the National Police Commissioner, General Khehla Sitole, to investigate the claims made by a member of a notorious prison gang that Julius Malema, leader of the EFF, came to see them in prison to encourage the committing of farm murders. In a recorded interview between an agent…

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“It is as cruel and unexpected as a shark attack” – Victims of farm attacks and farm murders tell their stories

Three victims whose lives have been changed by farm attacks and farm murders, today told their stories to the world in a filmed discussion in Pretoria. They also reacted to the recent statement by President Cyril Ramaphosa that there wasn’t something like farm murders in South Africa. Ernst Roets, Deputy CEO of AfriForum, opened the…

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Farm murders: Widow directs video message to Ramaphosa and the USA

Mariandra Heunis, whose husband was murdered in 2016, published a video on her Facebook page in which she directs a message to President Cyril Ramaphosa and the people of the USA about the crisis of farm murders in South Africa. The video is in reaction to Ramaphosa’s recent statement in the USA that there is…

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Farm murders in South Africa: Widow’s message to USA goes viral on social media

The video message of a widow – whose husband was murdered in front of her and her children during a farm attack – to Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa and the people of the USA has gone viral on social media – not only in South Africa, but also in the USA. Mariandra Heunis, widow of Johann…

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AfriForum intensifies international campaign; talks in Australia about farm murders

Representatives of AfriForum are currently in Australia as part of this civil rights organisation’s international campaign against farm murders, where they are relating the stories of victims of farm attacks and farm murders. AfriForum has already met with Minister Andrew Hastie, Chairperson of the Parliamentary Joint Committee on Intelligence and Security, and has participated in…

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AfriForum addresses Western Australian parliament regarding farm murders

The civil rights organisation AfriForum today made a presentation regarding farm murders in South Africa to members of the Parliament of Western Australia. This presentation was held after approximately 346 farm attacks and 46 farm murders have already been recorded this year alone, while Pres. Cyril Ramaphosa is denying this tragedy. “Members of parliament are…

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