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a- A farmer was murdered every 4.7 days in South Africa last year. Farm attacks in that nation totaled 446 in 2020, or about 1.3 attacks each day on average. The attacks resulted in 77 murders. Compared to 2019 when 453 attacks occurred, the number of farm attacks decreased slightly. However, the number of deaths nearly doubled in 2020. There were “only” 48 farm murders in 2019. With few exceptions, attackers were black and victims white. [ToekomsVonk - Plaasaanvalle- en Moorde] Farm attack...

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...

Nica Richards and Makhosandile Zulu Simon Makhotha, 77, was assaulted and stabbed, before the attackers tried to drown him in the farmhouse septic tank. Picture for illustration only: iStock Simon Makhotha, 77, managed to free himself after being overwhelmed by three armed attackers. He was eventually found by neighbouring workers and taken to hospital.  The ...