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South Africa - Crime Victims: 2010 - 2011

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  • Loyisa Jokweni (1993 - 2011)
    Loyisa Jokweni (1993 - 2011) Brief overview: Loyisa (18), was murdered for muti in January 2011 in Pietermaritzburg. Police searched a house in the France township and discovered Jokweni's head, along...
  • James Lindsay Cathels (1953 - 2010)
    James "Jim" Cathels (1953 - 2010) Brief overview: Jim (57), was found dead at his home in Berea. He was bound and strangled. There was no forced entry and little was taken from the scene. Brief Biogr...
  • Yonela Skweyiya (2001 - 2010)
    Yonela Skweyiya (2002 - 2010) Brief overview: Yonela (8), was kidnapped while on her way to meet her mother at the local shops in Katlehong, Ekurhuleni, in May 2010. Her body was found in an open veld ...
  • Buyi Xaba (1971 - 2011)
    Buyi Xaba (1971 - 2011) Brief overview: Buyi (40), was found naked at the Mooiplaas farm near Vryheid in March 2011. Her chest had been cut open and her heart removed. Three men were expected to appe...
  • Nicodemus Ramatsebe (1959 - 2010)
    Nicodemus Ramatsebe (1959 - 2010) Brief overview: Nicodemus (51), was hijacked and murdered in early April. His limbs and internal organs had been removed. Two suspects have been questioned in connecti...

“Robbery Related and Non-Social Fabric Murders” 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011


There are 193 Victims remembered in this Project

Suburban and other category Attacks - 104

Farm Attacks - 89

  • This figure includes 2 couples killed during a suburban home invasion on 14/07/2010
  • This figure includes 8 farming couples killed between 16/07/2010 - 16/12/2010

2010 April

Suburban Attacks

Farm Attacks

Hijackings / Vehicle Attacks

Business Attacks

Outdoor Attacks

May

Suburban Attacks

Farm Attacks

Hijackings / Vehicle Attacks

Business Attacks

Outdoor Attacks

June

Suburban Attacks

Farm Attacks

Hijackings / Vehicle Attacks

Outdoor Attacks

July

Suburban Attacks

Farm Attacks

August

Suburban Attacks

Farm Attacks

Business Attacks

Outdoor Attacks

Hijackings / Road Attacks

September

Suburban Attacks

Farm Attacks

Business Attacks

Outdoor Attacks

Hijackings / Road Attacks

October

Suburban Attacks

Farm Attacks

Business Attacks

Hijackings / Vehicle Attacks

November

Suburban Attacks

Farm Attacks

Outdoor Attacks

Hijackings / Vehicle Attacks

  • [Male Victim] (76) 03/11/2010 Reservoir Hills, Durban, KZN (shot in the chest and died in his car) media report
  • Jan Gerrit Hoekstra (61) 22/11/2010 9th Ave, Walmer, Port Elizabeth, EC (killed in an attempted hijacking) media link, media link
  • Jan Krige (56) 30/11/2010 Kagiso, Krugersdorp, GP (found shot in the back of the head and shoulder, white Colt bakkie suspected to have been hijacked) media link

December

Suburban Attacks

Farm Attacks

Vehicle/Hijacking Attacks

Outdoor Victims

Business Attacks

2011 January

Suburban Attacks

Farm Attacks

Business Attacks

Outdoor Attacks

Vehicle / Hijacking Attacks

February

Suburban Attacks

Farm Attacks

Hijackings / Road Attacks

Outdoor Attacks

March

Suburban Attacks

Farm Attacks

Outdoor Attacks

Hijackings / Road Attacks

Business Attacks

  • [Rasel] 19/03/2011 Ekuvukeni area, Ladysmith, KZN (shot and killed) Court document

Victims who do fit in the strict categories above (usually GBV or social fabric crimes)