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“Farm Murders” 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009 TAU (Transvaal Agricultural Union) 2008: 79 Murders from 184 attacks There are 95 victims remembered in this project 2008 April Phillip Engelbrecht "Flip" (59) 02/04/2008 Geluksvlei farm, Vrede (shot in the chest) (multiple murder) media article [ Male Victim ] (40's) 02/04/2008 Geluksvlei farm, Vrede (shot from behind) (multiple murder)...
Farm Murders in South Africa are a highly politicised issue. Outside of the general concern for homicide in the country, the farm murder rate has been used by many as evidence that South Africa’s white minority is facing victimisation, oppression, and possibly genocide. During a parliamentary debate, the Freedom Front Plus and African Christian Democratic Party quoted farm murder rates of 97 an...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010 SAPS 2009/10 "no official" figures released There are 96 victims remembered in this project 2009 April Jan van Wyk (82) 01/04/2009 Vierfontein, Viljoenskroon (slaughtered by witchdoctor for 'muti') media article , media article R Eckerhardt (f) (35) 02/04/2009 Port Elizabeth, EC Jacobi van den Bosch (60) 10/04/2009 Mooiplaas, Pretoria,...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008 There are 58 victims remembered in this project 2007 April Johannes Theodorus Pienaar "Hans" (64) 12/04/2007 Mooiplaas, between Bloemhof and Schweizer-Reneke, NW (shot dead) media article Susan Alwin Bristow (54) 15/04/2007 Louis Trichardt, LP (stabbed to death with a garden fork) media article May Willem Hendrik Potgieter "Willie"...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2004 to 31 March 2005 There are 84 victims remembered in this project 2004 April Abel Fernandes Pardau (78) 07/04/2004 Farm Oorbietjiesfontein, Hartbeesfontein, NW (several stab wounds) media article Cornelius Johannes Petrus Lourens (Dr) (78) 12/04/2004 farm near Hekpoort, Magaliesburg, GP (beaten to death, multiple murder) [media article] Olive May Lourens (...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 1996 to 31 March 1997 There are 74 victims remembered in this project 1996 April R Daniels (40) 07/04/1996 Greytown, KZN Willie Engelbrecht (66) 13/04/1996 Amsterdam, MP (stabbed to death) FB link Johan Gouws (84) 13/04/1996 Oranjeville, FS (tied up and suffocated) Report Chris Vorster (29) 17/04/1996 Piet Retief, MPL (shot dead in his pick-up truck) FB li...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2005 to 31 March 2006 There are 64 victims remembered in this project 2005 April Catharina Elizabeth Ferreira (36) 11/04/2005 Hillcrest, KZN (tortured, stabbed to death) media article Jaap Lourens (86) 16/04/2005 Dundee, KZN (severely assaulted, died two weeks after the attack) media article Report Ulrich Lange (81) 17/04/2005 Muldersdrift, GP (shot) media a...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 1997 to 31 March 1998 TAU (Transvaal Agricultural Union) 1997/98: 153 Murders SAPS 1997/98 "official" figures: 153 Murders from 490 Attacks Archived SAPS website There are 120 victims remembered in this project 1997 April Andries Marthinus Vermaas “Dries” (49) 06/04/1997 Greylingstad, MPL (shot in the face) FB link Report John Henry Denner (71) 06/0...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 1998 to 31 March 1999 TAU (Transvaal Agricultural Union) 1998: 104 Murders from 201 Attacks SAPS 1998/99 "official" figures: 148 Murders from 827 Attacks 128 victims logged in this project 1998 April Muzuffarr Khan (41) 03/04/1998 Blinkwater, Camperdown, KZN (shot in the head) external link Hendrik Strauss (70) 04/04/1998 Palmietfontein farm, Bloemhof, NW (...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2022 to 31 March 2023 27/11/2022: TLU South Africa statistics indicate that 2,204 people have been killed on farms since 1990. In 2002, a total of 119 people were killed on farms, of whom 82 were farmers. This is the most murders recorded in one year during this 32-year period. There are 43 Victims remembered in this project year 2022 April Ingrid Koch (65...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 There are 41 Victims remembered in this Project 2021 April Samuel Maposa (41) 07/04/2021 Smallholding, Remhoogte, Hartbeespoortdam, NW (multiple head injuries) media link Neil Mckay (46) 09/04/2021 Skietdrif Farm, Winterton, KZN (wheelchair-bound, strangled) media link media link Christoffel Johannes Herbst "Christo" (64) 10/04/2021 small...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2013 to 31 March 2014 SAPS 2013/14 "official" figures: 58 Murders from 492 Attacks TAU 2013/14 "official" figures: 61 Murders from 242 Attacks There are 67 victims remembered in this project 2013 April Paul Schulze (56) 02/04/2013 Heia Safari Ranch, Muldersdrift, GP (shot dead) media article , media link
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2014 to 31 March 2015 SAPS 2014/15 "official" figures: 60 Murders from 497 Attacks TAU 2014/15 "official" figures: 68 Murders from 300 Attacks There are 64 victims remembered in this project 2014 April Lazlow Bercsényi (87) 12/04/2014 Bon Accord smallholding outside Pretoria, GP (hacked with an axe, died in hospital 13/04/2014) media article , medi...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2016 to 31 March 2017 SAPS 2016/17 "official" figures: 74 Murders from 638 Attacks TAU 2016/17 "official" figures: 78 Murders from 406 Attacks According to the police’s crime statistics, the figures for farm attacks and murders increased drastically for the 2016/2017 year under report. Farm murders increased with 27,5% and farm attacks with 22,9% There ar...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2017 to 31 March 2018 TAU 2017/18 "official" figures: 70 Murders from 418 Attacks SAPS 2017/18 "official" figures: 62 Murders from 561 Attacks The South African Police Service, during their press briefing, released updated figures for the number of recorded farm murders (though not attacks) for 2017/18. The SAPS presentation stated that there were, in fact, 62 fa...
“Farm Murders” 1st April 2018 - 31st March 2019 There are 55 Victims remembered in this project April 2018 Heila Killian (62) 16/04/2018 Stilbaai, Garden Route, WC (shot dead) external link Des Krause (63) 17/04/2018 Summerpride 1, Nkqonkqweni, King Williams Town, EC external link Virathapusharam Govender (70) 18/04/2018 Spioenkop Esnembe, OThongathi, KZN external link May R...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011 SAPS 2010/11 "official" figures: 71 Murders from 665 Attacks There are 95 Farm Attack Victims remembered in this project 2010 April Jacobus Ludeke (76) 01/04/2010 Toise, near Stutterheim, EC (attacked and killed on his farm) media link Eugène Terre'Blanche (69) 03/04/2010 farm Villana, Ventersdorp, NW (beaten to death with pipes and...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2006 to 31 March 2007 There are 77 victims remembered in this project 2006 April Karel Johannes Fourie (70) 02/04/2006 Melmoth, KZN (shot dead) media article Kobus Cronjé (39) 21/04/2006 Kammelsdrift AH, Pretoria, GP (shot in the neck, died in hospital on 25/04/2006) media article De Ville Roos (Jr) (40) 22/04/2006 farm Uitvalgrond, Sonop, Brits, NW (shot tw...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2012 to 31 March 2013 SAPS 2012/13 "official" figures: 60 Murders from 556 Attacks TAU 2012/13 "official" figures: 62 Murders from 173 Attacks There are 73 victims remembered in this project 2012 April Adriaan Johannes van der Merwe "At" (68) 03/04/2012 Leeubos farm, Bloemhof (head injuries) media article , media article Charlotte Froneman (64) ...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 There are 66 Victims remembered in this Project 2020 April May Patricia Orpen 'Paddy ' (78) 04/05/2020 Cradock, EC (found murdered in bedroom) FB Link , media link , media link , media link [ Molefe Ralebenyn ] (20) 28/05/2020 Rustlers Valley farm, Ficksburg, FS (beekeeper stabbed and killed) media link , media link June Roelof Bo...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2015 to 31 March 2016 SAPS 2015/16 "official" figures: 58 Murders from 519 Attacks TAU 2015/16 "official" figures: 70 Murders from 344 Attacks There are 62 victims remembered in this project 2015 April Carel Badenhorst "Bossie" (64) 02/04/2015 Farm Doelgerig, Modimolle (Nylstroom) LP (beaten to death with a metal pipe) external link [ Male Victim ...
“Farm Murders” 1st April 2019 - 31 March 2020 There are 65 victims remembered in this project April 2019 William Maluleka (61) 13/04/2019 Bela-Bela, LP (shot below the chin) media link Janus Powell "Boeta" (37) 20/04/2019 Hoopstad/Bloemhof, NW (shot dead) media link [ Male Victim ] (21) 21/04/2019 Noupoort road, Potchefstroom, NW (head wound) media link media link [ Male Victim ] ...