Report: Farm attacks and farm murders in South Africa

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…

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

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. Post Views: 930

AfriForum’s response in reaction to President Cyril Ramaphosa’s statement that those who would like to mobilise the international community against “their own country”, should “come back home for inclusive dialogue”, is that the President should not confuse South Africa’s interests with the ANC’s policies. According to Kallie Kriel, CEO of AfriForum, the latter organisation is…