✝️🇿🇦 Bittereinders member Liam May will be walking from the Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria to the White Cross Monument in Pietersburg - a distance of roughly 250km - for the annual cross planting ceremony on the 14th of September.

The White Cross Monument is an attempt to raise awareness around the murder of White farmers in South Africa. Each cross planted represents a White farmer's murder. Over 3000 crosses have been planted.

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Two suspects arrested in an incident at a farm in Laersdrift

August 31, 2024

The SAPS in Mpumalanga is investigating an incident regarding a serious incident involving alleged abduction and assault of two males, whose names are known to the police, with high possibility that they could have been killed. The circumstances surrounding this tragic incident centres around a certain farm in the Somaphepha area near Laersdrift, situated just outside Middleburg.

Police have learned that the whole drama started last week Friday, 23 August 2024, and thus far two suspects were arrested in connection with the incident on Wednesday, 28 August 2024.

This heinous incident at a farm stems from accusations that the victims were allegedly involved in livestock theft.

Subsequent to the arrest, the two suspects appeared at the Middelburg Magistrate’s Court on 29 Thursday, 29 August 2024. Their case was postponed to 05 September 2024. The two suspects remain in custody whilst the investigations continue.

At this moment, the whereabouts or possible remains of the two victims is subject of Police investigation.

The SAPS is committed to a thorough probe of this case and a dedicated team is working diligently to uncover all facts surrounding this tragic event.

The SAPS takes this incident seriously and members of the public are urged to assist with any information to step forward and assist our investigation by calling the Crime Stop number at 08600 10111 or send information via MYSAPSAPP. All received information will be treated as confidential and callers may opt to remain anonymous.

The community’s cooperation is paramount as Police strive to bring justice to those affected by this incident.

The SAPS will continue to provide updates as more information becomes available.

Meanwhile the Acting Provincial Commissioner of the SAPS in Mpumalanga, Major General (Dr) Mkwanazi has strongly condemned the incident. The General further emphasized that such acts of vigilantism and violence have no place in our society and undermine the rule of law. “We commend the dedicated men and women in blue for their swift and decisive action, which led to the prompt arrest of the two suspects involved. Their commitment to upholding justice and ensuring the safety of our communities is commendable and plays a vital role in restoring public confidence in the police service, ” remarks the General.

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Stolen cattle recovered as three suspects are arrested for stock theft

August 27, 2024

A disruptive operation conducted in Ngaka Modiri Molema District by Provincial, Sannieshof, Stilfontein and Pudimoe Stock theft & Endangered Species (STES) Units as well as Mmabatho Criminal Record & Crime Scene Management (CR & CSM) on Thursday, 22 and Friday, 23 August 2024, resulted in the arrest of three suspects for stock theft and possession of suspected stolen stock.

The suspects’ vehicle pulling a trailer loaded with eight Bonsmara cattle was stopped at Witpan village near Sannieshof for compliance inspection. It was discovered that the driver and passenger did not have proof of ownership or transportation. Subsequent to the interview, it was discovered that the cattle were stolen at a farm in Migdol. The trio was arrested and the cattle were taken to Lichtenburg pound pending identification by the lawful owner.

The team seized a Ford Ranger and the trailer which were used to commit the crime. The accused; Aaron Kolobe (58), the owner of the car and the trailer, Sedupe Mantlhonyane (50) and Tshwarelo Kobokwe (58) appeared in the Sannieshof Magistrstes’ Court on Monday, 26 August 2024. They were granted R1000,00 bail each and the case was postponed until Thursday, 10 October 2024.

The operation also led to issuing of 69 fines for contravention of the Animal Identification Act, 2002 (Act No. 6 of 2002). Additionally, ⁠ three camps, a communal camp and cattle posts around Kabe, Makgobistad, Mayeyane, Khunwana and Matshepe villages were visited.

In a separate case in Madikwe, Sipho Simelela (39) and Mzimkhulu Simelela (64) were found guilty and sentenced on 19 August 2024, for stock theft and possession of suspected stolen stock. The crimes were committed in November 2022.

Sipho Simelela was sentenced to a fine of R75 000,00 or ten years imprisonment for stock theft. He was also given R7000,00 or five years imprisonment for possession of suspected stolen stock. The sentences will not run concurrently.

In terms of section 97(i)(a)(i) (aa) of the Criminal Procedure Act, 1977 (Act No. 51 of 1977), Mzimkhulu’s sentence was postponed for a period of five years on condition that he compensates Mrs Monki Ramatlapeng an amount of R45 000,00 within four months of date of the order.

The accused were sentenced for stock theft committed at Klipkuil farm in Khayakhulu village, Madikwe on 11 October 2022. It was reported during the proceedings that the accused drove 18 cattle from the veld to their kraal, but were seen by the shepherds. Police and members of the community and livestock owners went to the accused’s place to demand their cattle. However, the accused pelted them with stones. The accused were ultimately arrested on 12 December 2022.

The Deputy Provincial Commissioner for Crime Detection, Major General Dintletse Molefe applauded the team members and members of the community for working together in an endeavour to address stock theft.

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‼️ FARM ATTACKS AND FARM MURDER ‼️

Since Saturday 8 June, there has been 3 farm attacks.

Limpopo Farm just outside Tzaneen- Sat evening,8th June - Husband David (85) and Liesbet (79) Grobbelaar are attacked.

Vrystaat - 9 June (Sun evening) Dirk Odendaal was attacked and stabbed in the neck.Lost a lot of blood and is currently in hospital

North West-:10th Swartruggens, wife and husband attacked. The husband is in serious condition, and the wife was murdered by her attackers.

Hi everyone, I have given the future of this page a lot of thought. I personally will not be able to resume posting until the end of the year due to work. I was thinking that it might be quite a cool idea if it were a community run page, I would remain as the main admin and oversee the page so that the purpose of it doesn't go off on another path that I don't want it to. If anyone would be interested in helping to keep this platform alive please leave a comment in the chat as to why you think you would be a good choice, I will review all the messages (if there are any) and choose from there what I think is going to work out.

Hi all. As many of you would have noticed this channel and the other pages have slowly become less active overtime. Here is a bit of an update on why and also the future of the Farm Crime Updates channels.

I would like to thank each and every one of you for your continued support.

I have not had time nor the energy to continue updating any of the platforms, everytime I see another farm attack, farm murder or stock theft it drains all the energy out of me as its so disheartening to see what goes on on a daily basis. I am also working a job with long hours overseas so I land up not having time to do updates, when I do have free time is precious time which I tend not use up with doing stuff on my phone or any tech.

For the foreseeable future I will not be active on any of the platforms. I sought advice from someone who is involved with another channel on what I should do if this day were to come where I no longer have the drive to keep going with the channels, the advice was do not hand over the administrative role to any random person and just keep the channels for when I feel like carrying on.

I currently have no one that I can trust to ask to help runs things so the channels from now on will not be active.

I don't plan on deleting any of the channels, I intend on keeping them and at some point starting them up again.

After taking a break from all the negative things for the past while I honestly feel the best I've been in a while so, I think its the right time to take a bit of a more long term break.

Thanks again for everything so far and I hope to be back at some point sooner rather than later.

God bless, keep healthy and stay safe.

All the best,
Farm Crime Updates admin

Police hunt suspects in farm attack April 3, 2024 Police are on the hunt for three suspects involved in an armed robbery at a farm in Somerset East on Tuesday, 2 April 2024. It is alleged that at about 10:30 on the mentioned date, the 79-year-old farmer…

Police hunt suspects in farm attack

April 3, 2024

Police are on the hunt for three suspects involved in an armed robbery at a farm in Somerset East on Tuesday, 2 April 2024.

It is alleged that at about 10:30 on the mentioned date, the 79-year-old farmer was busy feeding ostriches in front of his house when one of his farm workers, was escorted by three unknown men who pointed a firearm at them. The farmer and his employee (32) were ushered into the house and their hands and feet were bound. The farmer’s girlfriend, aged 46 years old, was forced to open the safe where a hunting rifle, .38 revolver, and cash was taken. The suspects also took two TV sets and two cell phones. They drove off in the farmer’s bakkie, an Isuzu double cab which is still missing.

The Provincial Serious and Violent Crimes Unit in Gqeberha is investigating a case of House Robbery.

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