Farm Attacks on the Rise: 59 Farm Murders Recorded in 395 Attacks Since April 2020
- Civil rights organisation AfriForum has shared that there was an increase in farm killings in the country over the last year
- AfriForum's new statistics show that there 395 farm attacks have been recorded across the country since April
- A total of 59 people were killed on farms in Mzansi in the past year while only 41 people were murdered in the previous year
PAY ATTENTION: Click “See First” under the “Following” tab to see Briefly.co.za News on your News Feed!
AfriForum has announced that there was an increase in farm murders in Mzansi last year. The civil rights organisation's annual crime statistics released recently show that there were 395 farm attacks in the country since April 2020.
Although the new statistics show a decline in the number of farm attacks in the 2020/21 financial year when compared to the previous year, there was indeed an increase in farm killings, according to AfriForum.
Source: Twitter
The South African reports that during the past year, 59 people were murdered on farms in South Africa, compared to 41 in the previous year.
EWN reported that AfriForum's Ernst Roets said farm attacks continued to be a source of grave concern because of the excessive violence used during these crimes.
Roets said in 22% of the attacks, victims were brutally tortured by being kicked to death, repeatedly stabbed or even burnt with irons. According to the stats, 64% of the victims were over the age of 50.
PAY ATTENTION: Never miss breaking news – join Briefly News' Telegram channel!
Social media users have shared mixed reactions to AfriForum's statistics. Check out some of the comments below:
@dungathecaptain wrote:
"Even car hijacking and other crimes increased, so generally we have a crime problem in this country."
@Mhayise_Sedana commented:
"What is farm murders? Never heard of suburb murders, township murders... *Murders that happen in a farm (including farm workers who also stay in nearby villages) Or *Murders that are happening to farm owners on their farm."
@KAfrikaaner said:
"I honestly wasn’t expecting a decrease. The police are useless and most likely involved. The criminals/attackers/terrorists are free to do what they please. So no, a decrease was unlikely."
@grimmsdottr commented:
"And with Cele I don't have any hope that the police is actually trying to stop this."
@NeilZ4EVA1234U wrote:
"This is bad news."
@say5_you added:
"Safety in numbers, community patrols, get proactive if you know what I'm saying."
In other news, Briefly News reported that an agitated Mayibuye Mandela has accused Mzansi police of brutally assaulting him this past weekend in the Eastern Cape.
Late former president Nelson Mandela's great-grandson shared that he was travelling from Mqhekezweni Great Place heritage site - where the former president grew up - when the incident happened on 8 May.
Young Mandela said he was with his friends when cops pulled them over and asked to search his car but he was subjected to police brutality
Mayibuye took to Facebook and posted snaps of his bruised face following the unfortunate incident. He captioned his post:
"I am suing SAPS, that department of Bheki Cele, court date will be announced. Tomorrow I will be meeting my Dr and my legal team for the final steps."
When Facebook user Ayandah Mehlemamba Mngoonie asked him what happened, the young politician said:
"They asked to search the car and we allowed them. They asked me uba ndilale ngesisu kwi gravel road kwabe kunetha andavuma ndathi ndizogcola hyke bandikhaba (They told me to lay on my stomach on the gravel road when it was raining. I refused and said I’d get dirty, and they kicked me)."
Enjoyed reading our story? Download BRIEFLY's news app on Google Play now and stay up-to-date with major South African news!
Source: Briefly News
