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AfriForum demands pro-active strategy for farm murders
AfriForum today said the events which took place during the past week confirm that farm murders cannot be stemmed by applying the normal legal processes, and that only a focussed counterstrategy will offer a sustainable solution to the crisis. Hennie Bentley (73) and Gerrit Myburgh (78) were murdered in the past week, the same week…
Letters from a hundred victims of farm attacks presented to Minister of Police
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…
AfriForum announces farm safety assessment
The civil rights watchdog AfriForum today announced the first issue of this organisation’s farm safety assessment as resource for people in rural areas to secure their properties. This follows after approximately 110 farm attacks and murders in the country since the start of 2018. “This practical assessment provides an instrument to the rural community to…
Bheki Cele misleads the public about farm murders
AfriForum accused the deputy minister of agriculture, Bheki Cele, of misleading the public about the reality on South Africa’s farms, and that he does not seriously consider the plea of those who call for the prioritisation of farm murders. This follows after Cele was questioned this morning during a press conference on farm murders, to…
AfriForum delivers copy of Kill the Boer to President Cyril Ramaphosa
The civil rights organisation AfriForum today hand-delivered a copy of the book Kill the Boer to the office of President Cyril Ramaphosa in a bid to bring the core arguments for the prioritisation of farm murders to his personal attention. An open letter to the President in video format was also published on YouTube today,…
AfriForum announces plan to assist Parys farmers
The civil rights organisation AfriForum announced a plan today that aims to assist the four farmers from Parys in their court case. These farmers have been charged with the murder of two farm attackers. Among other, AfriForum created a platform through which members of the public can donate funds to help these farmers. This follows…