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South African government data indicated between 58 and 74 murders on farms annually in the period 2015–2017; out of an annual murder count of 20,000 total murders in South Africa; [25] [26] these figures are broadly consistent with figures collected by the Transvaal Agricultural Union (TAU), a farmers' union.
Lobby group AfriForum called farm attacks a "form of terrorism". [14] Horner's killing was also used as propaganda to fuel the White genocide conspiracy theory in regard to South African farm attacks, with attempts by alt right groups to claim the attack was an anti-white hate crime opposed to a non-racial violent crime. [15] [16] [17]
Abduction and murder of three black South African anti-apartheid activists by members of the South African security police. Landmines planted on farm roads: 1985 to 1987 On farm roads across South Africa. 23–25 [19] At least 150 landmines were planted by Umkhonto we Sizwe. The Cradock Four murders: 27 June 1985 town of Cradock, Eastern Cape 4
Since the early 2000s, South African farmers, including many Boers, have faced a wave of violent attacks in rural areas, often involving extreme brutality such as torture and murder. [ 37 ] [ 38 ] These incidents, which have drawn international attention, have led many within the Boer community to fear for their safety.
The Boetie Boer 1990–1997 10 10+ Sentenced to life imprisonment Raped and murdered prostitutes, young boys and his own daughter around Port Elizabeth [44] Williams, Tommy: The City Serial Killer 1987–2008 3 3 Sentenced to life imprisonment Strangled three acquaintances in varying circumstances; South Africa's longest active serial offender [45]
Frederick "Fritz" Joubert Duquesne (/ dj uː ˈ k eɪ n / dew-KAYN; sometimes Du Quesne; 21 September 1877 – 24 May 1956) was a South African Boer and German soldier, big-game hunter, journalist, and spy. Many of the claims Duquesne made about himself are in dispute; over his lifetime he used multiple identities, reinvented his past at will ...
The Nigerian government buried 43 farmers on Sunday who were killed in a gruesome attack by Islamist militants. Reuters reports that roughly 30 of the men killed in the attack on Saturday morning ...
He also killed his adolescent daughter, Wuane. Wilken killed from 1990 until he was arrested in January 1997. He was active in Port Elizabeth, on the east coast of South Africa. [4] [5] [6] [1] He killed his daughter, Wuane, who was born from his first marriage. He said that she was sexually abused by her step-dad so he wanted to send her soul ...