#Farmattacks
#Farmmurders
South African farmers are under daily threat of farm attacks. Although the latest figures, as is the case every year, are shocking, government still refuses to view farm attacks and murders as priority crimes. AfriForum creates hope, however, by establishing safety structures to enhance the safety of people on farms. The civil rights organisation’s latest statistics also indicate that farm attacks are on the increase, but that farm murders are decreasing, which indicate that farming communities are becoming more defensible. AfriForum also launched comprehensive awareness, safety, prevention and support campaigns on local, national and international level.
Farm Murders
Letters from hundreds of victims of farm attacks presented to Minister of Police
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...
“Go tell the victims that it was a publicity stunt,” is AfriForum’s response to Mthethwa’s statement
AfriForum today asked the Minister of Police, Nathi Mthethwa, to tell the victims of farm attacks that AfriForum’s plea for stronger police action with regard to farm murders is merely a “publicity stunt”. This follows after the Minister issued a media statement via...
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...
More farm attacks: Mthethwa’s silence borders on collusion
AfriForum today alleged that the silence of the Minister of Police, Nathi Mthethwa, on farm attacks borders on collusion. This was in reaction to the news that the bodies of another elderly couple (both between 70 and 75) were found on their farm in the Free State....
AfriForum reports Minister of Police to Public Protector
AfriForum today filed a complaint of abuse of power, maladministration, political blackmail and contempt of court against the Minister of Police, Nathi Mthethwa, with the Public Protector. The complaint arises from attempts by the minister and his representatives to...
COPE, AfriForum deliver memorandum to USA Embassy; request USA to apply pressure to protect Constitution, property rights and 1994 settlement
COPE and AfriForum today delivered a joint memorandum to the USA Embassy in South Africa in which the USA is officially requested to put pressure on the South African government to protect the Constitution, property rights and the 1994 settlement. The memorandum was...
Farm attack victims share their stories with international media
The community safety team of the civil rights organisation AfriForum visited a farm attack victim on 6 November 2018 along with a French radio station, Radio France Internationale (RFI), to talk about farm attacks and land grabs in South Africa. David Baché from RFI...
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...
ANC statement is not enough to stop farm attacks
The civil rights organisation AfriForum has welcomed the fact that the ANC today condemned farm murders in a media statement, but added that statements alone are not enough to crack down on the crisis in practice. The organisation once again made a plea to the...
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...