“Farm Murders” 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016

SAPS 2015/16 "official" figures: 58 Murders from 519 Attacks (Calculated by Financial Year)
TAU SA 2015/16 figures: 70 Murders from 344 Attacks
AfriForum 2015 figures: 64 Murders from 318 Attacks (Calculated by Calendar Year)

• https://www.politicsweb.co.za/documents/huge-increase-in-farm-murde...
• https://africacheck.org/wp-content/uploads/2017/05/SAP-FIN-JAAR.pdf

There are 63 victims remembered in this project

• This figure includes 3 couples (farmer and wife) between 15/08/2015 - 10/03/2016
• 29 Victims were aged between 60 - 88

2015 April

• Carel Badenhorst "Bossie" (64) 02/04/2015 Farm Doelgerig, Modimolle (Nylstroom) LP (beaten to death with a metal pipe) external link
• Noeline Koekemoer (15) 07/04/2015 Bainsvlei, Bloemfontein, FS (raped and bludgeoned to death) media article
• Ndiphiwe Maxham (69) 14/04/2015 Seymore, Alice, EC (bludgeoned to death) external link
• Allan Clarke (62) 20/04/2015 Sundowner farm, Sunland, Addo, EC (bludgeoned to death) external link, additional link

May

• Male Victim () 06/05/2015 Cullinan, Pretoria, GP (Farm manager beaten to death during a farm robbery) media article
• Andy Halpin () 16/05/2015 Farm near Harding, KZN (shot dead) media article
• Thys Besselaar (35) 20/05/2015 Certainty Lodge, Sodwana, KZN (died from complications from being shot in the leg with a shotgun) media article
• Andries Snyman (60) 27/05/2015 smallholding Brits, NW (stabbed to death) media article
• Christo Kruger (64) 28/05/2015 farm Byron, Kuruman, NC (shot in the chest) external link

June

• Peter Johnson (56) 02/06/2015 Nyoni, Amatikulu, KZN (shot dead) external link, additional link
• Marlene Brits (70) 04/06/2015 Pretoria, GP (hacked to death with an axe) external link, additional link
• Hans Roelofsen (57) 30/06/2015 Louisiana sugarcane farm, Batstone Drift, KZN (dead outside his vehicle with a gunshot wound to the head) additional link

July

• Daniel van Wyk (57) 05/07/2015 farm Viskuil, Bergsig, Laingsburg, WC (beaten to death with a blunt object) external link
• Abram Johannes Cornelius Blignaut "Braam" (35) 10/07/2015 Buffelsfontein area, Rustenburg, NW (shot in chest and paralysed, passed away 4 years later on 05/10/2019) external link
• Hein Smith (77) 18/07/2015 Lindley, FS (hands tied behind his back, severely assaulted, burnt) external link
• John Barnes (66) 24/07/2015 Plettenberg bay, WC (shot dead) external link

August

• Hermien Gouws (88) 15/08/2015 Pinevale Farm between Indwe and Elliot, EC (stabbed and strangled to death, multiple murder) external link
• Ruben Gouws (59) 15/08/2015 Pinevale Farm between Indwe and Elliot, EC (stabbed and strangled to death, multiple murder) external link
• Mbanjwa Mngoma (51) 22/08/2015 Ixopo, KZN (shot in the shoulder and in the back of the head) external link
• Keanu Jon Badenhorst (17) 27/08/2015 Bashewa Agricultural Holdings, Welbekend, GP (shot and killed) external link
• Robert Rhadebe (67) 28/08/2015 farm Silo, Harrismith, GP external link

September

• Krishnadhaven Govender (50) 01/09/2015 Camperdown, KZN (shot dead) external link
• Mike Danker (67) 12/09/2015 Copperhouse Road, Nooitgedacht, Muldersdrift, GP (gunshot wound in his upper body) external link
• Magrieta Petronella Res (60) 18/09/2015 Matlopi, Thabazimbi, LP (shot in the head) external link, additional link
• Jonas Sirovheli (24) 19/09/2015 Makhado, LP (stabbed to death) media link
• Hansie Raath (50) 19/09/2015 Farm Palmietkuil, Vredefort, FS (shot dead, as well as two workers children) (multiple murder) media article, media article, media article
• Petrus Mohlamme (11) 19/09/2015 Farm Palmietkuil, Vredefort, FS (shot dead) (multiple murder) media article, media article, media article
• Katleho Mosolodi (15) 19/09/2015 Farm Palmietkuil, Vredefort, FS (shot dead) (multiple murder) media article, media article, media article

October

• Danie du Plessis (64) 12/10/2015 Smallholding outside Vereeniging, GP (severely assaulted then executed, shot 3 times) external link, additional link
• Johan van der Berg (54) 17/10/2015 Greenbushes, Port Elizabeth, EC (stabbed to death) external link, additional link
• Johan Oelofse (42) 25/10/2015 Louis Trichardt, LP (shot dead through window) external link, additional link

November

• Piet Venter (51) 14/11/2015 Chaheng Hunting Safaris, Rooiberg near Bela-Bela, LP (may have been strangled) additional link, additional link
• Lucky Sithome (30) 15/11/2015 Boschkop A H, GP (shot dead, multiple murder) media link
• Gavin Wolfswinkel (32) 15/11/2015 Boschkop A H, GP (shot dead, multiple murder) additional link
• Jan Barnard (72) 19/11/2015 Palmietkuil, Odendaalsrus, FS (shot) external link, additional link
• Piet de Kock (40) 20/11/2015 Farm Doringfontein, between Nylstroom and Vaalwater, LP (shot behind ear) external link, additional link
• Irene Vermaak (66) 24/11/2015 Devon/Endicott, GP (hands tied, throat slit) external link, additional link
• Cesar de Sousa Lopes (59) 25/11/2015 Northam, south of Thabazimbi, LP (strangled to death) external link

December

• Albert Brits (63) 01/12/2015 between Rustenburg and Mooinooi, NW (shot twice in the chest) external link
• George van Schalkwyk Featherstone "Schalk" (75) 03/12/2015 Farm Glenloch, Aberdeen, EC external link
• Anna Catharina Langenhoven "Rina" (67) 06/12/2015 Haenertsburg, LP external link
• Robbie Lötter (69) 06/12/2015 Modimolle, LP (head wounds, multiple murder) external link
• Una Lötter (64) 06/12/2015 Modimolle, LP (burnt to death in farm house, multiple murder) external link

2016 January

• Female Victim (39) 09/01/2016 Karino area near Mbombela/Nelspruit, MPL (partially decomposing body found on a farm on 18/01/2016) external link
• Jannie Stander (47) 16/01/2016 Plot 61, Driefontien area of Muldersdrift, GP (shot and killed) external link
• Bernardus Johannes van Zyl "Bernie" (84) 16/01/2016 Panbult, Dirkiesdorp, Piet Retief, MPL (beaten to death with a crutch, multiple murder) external link
• Charlotte Giddy (58) 16/01/2016 Panbult, Dirkiesdorp, Piet Retief, MPL (died 3 days after brutal attack, multiple murder) external link
• Ivy Hobbs (68) 23/01/2016 Oorlogs Poort Farm, Patensie, EC (multiple stab wounds to the chest and arms) external link
• Bernard Cilliers "Bennie" (Dr) (61) 29/01/2016 Rouxville (shot in the head) external link additional link
• Steyn Steenekamp (Dr) (75) 31/01/2016 Rietfontien, Mooinooi, NW (bound hand and foot, strangled and bludgeoned) external link

February

• Nick Heyns (73) 26/02/2016 Smallholding near Poortjie, GP (stabbed to death)

March

• Anton Phillip Verwey (67) 06/03/2016 Ixopo, KZN (assaulted then murdered) external link
• Kayla Meyer (9) 10/03/2016 Rodora, Randfontein, GP (multiple murder) external link
• Marietjie Meyer (46) 10/03/2016 Rodora, Randfontein, GP (multiple murder) external link
• Kenneth McCormack (42) 10/03/2016 Rodora, Randfontein, GP (multiple murder) external link
• Monty McCormack (73) 10/03/2016 Rodora, Randfontein, GP (multiple murder) external link
• Nico Ras (31) 11/03/2016 Smallholding Kameeldrift-West, GP (beaten then shot, executed) external link
• Johann le Roux (61) 14/03/2016 Rhenosterspruit south of Hartbeespoort (tied up and beaten to death with a sharp object) external link, additional link
• Kobus Visser (54) 15/04/2016 Overberg-district near Bredasdorp (stabbed to death) external link
• Bonisile Bixa (75) 19/03/2016 Nqabara Village, Dutywa, EC (stabbed on his upper body, body burnt) external link
• Richard Vickers (46) 19/03/2016 Bergville, KZN (shot and killed) external link
• [Male victim] (24) 19/03/2016 farm near Rustenburg, NW (male was stabbed and the woman shot, multiple murder)
• [Female victim] 19/03/2016 farm near Rustenburg, NW (male was stabbed and the woman shot, multiple murder)

Victims that do not fit the strict definition of a "Farm Attack"

• Loy Farmer (62) 05/02/2016 farm Bastersput in the Kenhardt Area. NC (killed by his house mate after a quarrel) Police Report, external link