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“Farm Murders” 1 April 2008 to 31 March 2009 TAU (Transvaal Agricultural Union) 2008: 79 Murders from 184 attacks No official SAPS figures released for 2008/09 There are 88 victims remembered in this project This figure includes 2 couples (farmer and wife) between 12/04/2008 - 17/03/2009 40 Victims were aged between 60 - 86 2008 April Phillip Engelbrecht "Flip" (59) 02/04/2008 G...
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 2005 to 31 March 2006 SAPS 2005/06 "official" figures: 88 Murders from 636 Attacks There are 56 victims remembered in this project This figure includes 5 couples (farmer and wife) between 10/07/2005 - 08/02/2006 30 Victims were aged between 60 - 90 2005 April Catharina Elizabeth Ferreira (36) 11/04/2005 Hillcrest, KZN (tortured, stabbed to death) media article...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2004 to 31 March 2005 SAPS 2004/05 "official" figures: 82 Murders from 694 Attacks There are 70 victims remembered in this project This figure includes 4 couples (farmer and wife) between 12/04/2004 - 30/10/2004 27 Victims were aged between 60 - 99 2004 April Abel Fernandes Pardau (78) 07/04/2004 Farm Oorbietjiesfontein, Hartbeesfontein, NW (several stab wound...
“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 92 victims remembered in this project This figure includes 8 couples (farmer and wife) between 25/08/1997 - 17/03/1998 34 Victims were aged between 60 - 92 1997 April Andries Marthi...
“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. * 28/02/2023: AfriForum launched its latest report on farm attacks and murders. Out of all th...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2020 to 31 March 2021 There are 63 Victims remembered in this Project This figure includes 5 couples (farmer and wife) between 26/07/2020 - 14/12/2020 35 Victims were aged between 60 - 87 2020 April Female Victim (71) 18/04/2020 Impendle, KZN (died of a heart attack after forced to watch a man rape her 3 granddaughters) media link , media link May Patricia...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2006 to 31 March 2007 SAPS 2006/07 "official" figures: 86 Murders from 636 Attacks There are 71 victims remembered in this project This figure includes 3 couples (farmer and wife) between 30/05/2006 - 17/12/2006 26 Victims were aged between 60 - 81 2006 April Karel Johannes Fourie (70) 02/04/2006 Melmoth, KZN (shot dead) media article Kobus Cronjé (45) 21/0...
“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 65 victims remembered in this project This figure includes 4 couples (farmer and wife) between 07/10/2013 - 01/03/2014 39 Victims were aged between 60 - 89 2013 April Gert van Wyk (40) 01/04/2013...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2009 to 31 March 2010 SAPS 2009/10 "no official" figures released There are 87 victims remembered in this project This figure includes 8 couples (farmer and wife) between 01/04/2009 - 19/02/2010 35 Victims were aged between 60 - 86 2009 April Jan van Wyk (82) 01/04/2009 Vierfontein, Viljoenskroon (slaughtered by witchdoctor for 'muti') media article , media a...
“Farm Murders” 1st April 2019 - 31 March 2020 There are 50 victims remembered in this project This figure includes 2 couples (farmer and wife) between 12/07/2019 - 01/08/2019 32 Victims were aged between 60 - 86 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 ...
“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 far...
“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 65 victims remembered in this project This figure includes 6 couples (farmer and wife) between 20/06/2012 - March 2013 39 Victims were aged between 60 - 93 2012 April Adriaan Johannes van der Merw...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2021 to 31 March 2022 There are 32 Victims remembered in this Project This figure includes 3 incidents of multiple murder cases on different farms between 24/04/2021 - 09/01/2022 14 Victims were aged between 60 - 95 2021 April Samuel Maposa (41) 07/04/2021 Smallholding, Remhoogte, Hartbeespoortdam, NW (multiple head injuries) media link Neil Mckay (46) 09/04/2...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 1996 to 31 March 1997 SAPS 1996/97 "official" figures: 84 Murders from 433 Attacks There are 66 victims remembered in this project This figure includes 3 couples (farmer and wife) between 29/04/1996 - 22/03/1996 33 Victims were aged between 60 - 85 1996 April Willie Engelbrecht (66) 13/04/1996 Amsterdam, MP (stabbed to death) FB link Gert Johannes Stephanus ...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 1998 to 31 March 1999 TAU (Transvaal Agricultural Union) 1998: 104 Murders from 201 Attacks SAPS 1998/99 "official" figures: 144 Murders from 827 Attacks There are 107 victims remembered in this project This figure includes 9 couples (farmer and wife) between 14/05/1998 - 28/02/1999 61 Victims were aged between 60 - 87 1998 April Muzuffarr Khan (41) 03/04/1...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2007 to 31 March 2008 No official SAPS figures released for 2007/08 There are 48 victims remembered in this project This figure includes 1 couple (farmer and wife) on 21/07/2007 23 Victims were aged between 60 - 88 2007 April Susan Alwin Bristow (54) 15/04/2007 Louis Trichardt, LP (stabbed to death with a garden fork) media article Pieter de Lange (27) 17/...
“Farm Murders” 1 April 2010 to 31 March 2011 SAPS 2010/11 "official" figures: 71 Murders from 665 Attacks There are 89 Farm Attack Victims remembered in this project This figure includes 8 couples (farmer and wife) between 16/07/2010 - 16/12/2010 35 Victims were aged between 60 - 90 2010 April Jacobus Ludeke (76) 01/04/2010 Toise, near Stutterheim, EC (attacked and killed on h...
“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 63 victims remembered in this project This figure includes 5 couples (farmer and wife) between 20/04/2014 - 12/01/2015 33 Victims were aged between 60 - 87 2014 April Lazlow Bercsényi (87) 12/04...
“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 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" (6...
“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% Definitio...
“Farm Murders” 1st April 2018 - 31st March 2019 There are 46 Victims remembered in this project This figure includes 5 couples (farmer and wife) between 10/05/2018 - 14/12/2018 32 Victims were aged between 60 - 79 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...