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Duo in court for murder of Winterton farmer Updated Nothando Mkhize Share this: Two young men accused of murdering a 46-year-old farmer in Winterton will again stand before a magistrate on Thursday. iStock He had been strangled. KwaZulu-Natal police spokesperson Nqobile Gwala said: "Last month, a team of dedicated Detectives from Winterton SAPS managed to make a breakthrough when they arrested two suspects. The first suspect Bongani Mkhwanazi (18) was arrested at Khethani area in Winterton. "...

a- April’s litany of farm attacks in South Africa includes four murders: A 54 year-old man shot to death, a mother and her adult son beaten to death with blunt instruments, and a 78 year-old wheelchair bound man strangled to death. He was in a wheelchair because of a previous attack 20 years ago. A 78-year-old farmer fatally shot one of two attackers in Bishopstowe, outside of Pietermaritzburg, in the kwaZulu Natal province.  Reports say the farmer was attacked while working on a vehicle. Wh...

[ Below are news reports of many of the attacks. A 78-year-old farmer thwarted an attack by two males in Bishopstowe, outside of Pietermaritzburg, in the KwaZulu Natal province of South Africa. Reports say the intruders were wielding knives when they entered the victim’s  home. One of the attackers was fatally shot and the other fled into the bush. The incident occurred March 31, 2021. [ Graham Gibson was murdered in rural Normandien in the KwaZulu-Natal province. The Oorgrense Veilgheid Fac...

KZN elderly farmer fights back, kills alleged attacker Updated Nushera Soodyal Share this: Police are searching for a man, linked to an attempted robbery, that turned deadly on a farm in Pietermaritzburg.  Unsplash Its understood that a 78-year-old man was repairing his vehicle, on his Bishopstowe property yesterday, when two attackers threatened him with a knife.  Police say the man opened fire, killing one of the suspects.  The other escaped unharmed. Netcare 911s Shawn Herbst.  "A man ...

KZN cops investigate after suspect killed trying to attack farmer Police are searching for the second suspect. FILE: Picture: 123rf.com 5 days ago DURBAN -KwaZulu-Natal police have opened an inquest after one of two suspects was killed while trying to attack a farmer in Bishopstown, just outside Pietermaritzburg on Wednesday. Police are searching for the second suspect. Agriculture authorities in KwaZulu-Nat...

Farm attackers try to drown foreman in septic tank 77-year-old survives horror attack on Free State farm 19 January 2021 - 11:57 Image: 123RF/Paul Fleet A 77-year-old farm foreman survived a horror attack in which he was stabbed, tortured and forced into a septic tank, where he was pelted with stones. Three attackers attempted to drown Simon Makhotha in the septic tank on a farm in the Zastron area of the Free State on Sunday night, Free State Agriculture (FSA) confirmed...