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Do you have statistics to suggest that black farmers are safer than white farmers?
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Translator could have got it wrong I guess.
http://www.netwerk24.com/nuus/2014-12-30-bende-rand-gestremde-baba-aan
etienne_marais
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Homage paid to victims of farm attacks over two decades in SA
The media is invited to an event that will pay tribute to the victims of farm attacks over a 20-year period in South Africa. The event will coincide with the launch of the Afrikaans version of the book Treurgrond – 20 jaar van plaasaanvalle in Suid-Afrika. The proceeds of the Afrikaans books that are sold will be used to distribute copies of the English version, titled Land of sorrow – 20 years of farm attacks in South Africa, abroad. The book launch will be followed by an extensive international campaign about farm attacks in South Africa.
Several victims or family members of victims of farm attacks will tell their stories tomorrow. Madeleine van den Berg will tell how she and her husband were attacked on their smallholding near Cullinan in July 2009. She was locked in a closet and her husband Piet was shot during the attack. He died of his wounds. Their house was also set on fire. Their story is recorded as incident 2 447 in Treurgrond.
Wilhelm Rochèr will relate the shocking story of how his brother Boet was murdered at the age of 71 on his farm Brakfontein near Swartruggens in January 1995. The attack on Boet and his wife Susan is recorded as incident 483.
The victims or family members of victims of six other incidents also recorded in Treurgrond will also tell their stories.
The book tells the story of 1 363 murders that were committed in 2 617 attacks on farms and smallholdings and has an age restriction of 18. It pays homage to the black and white farmers and farm workers and their families whose lives were lost and/or destroyed due to the attacks. The book was compiled by Dr Dirk Hermann, Deputy General Secretary of Solidarity, and Maj. Gen. Chris van Zyl of TLU SA and is published by Kraal-Uitgewers.
AfriForum has already ordered 1 000 copies of the English version of the book. The book will be distributed to embassies, international media houses, the United Nations and other international bodies. Information about the campaign will be released soon.
Hermann’s uncle, Frik Hermann, was killed on his farm in February this year. “I will not allow Uncle Frik to become just another statistic. Through this book I want to put up a monument for Uncle Frik and other people who were brutally murdered on farms. We have kept silent for too long.”
“Through the book we also want to mourn with the families. We want to pay homage to the victims who were murdered and say to their families: We care. We want to tell the farming community: You are in South Africa’s thoughts and prayers. However, we also want to say that too few people are mourning with us. Many people are unmoved by the tears. Through this book we want to appeal to everyone in South Africa to mourn with us,” explained Hermann.
Treurgrond is a mirror that is held in front of South Africa. For the first time, South Africa is confronted with all the murders in one mirror. According to Hermann, the book indicts various groups. “It indicts the government. No government should allow such a large number of murders on one section of its society. It is also indicts the media. The free press has failed in its duty if the brutal attacks just go on. It indicts the community. We should all be out in the streets to voice our outrage. A democracy should not allow these murders to continue. The book also indicts the international community who have been silent all this time.”
Hermann stresses that the book is shocking, but that this was its intended purpose. “Because we don’t have the complete picture of farm murders in South Africa, the debate on this issue is incomplete,” he said.
“We trust that the book will set a national and international debate on farm attacks in motion, thereby forcing the government to acknowledge the problem,” he added.
According to Hermann, the book also has a therapeutic purpose. “South Africa will be confronted by one of its biggest scandals and will be forced to deal with it. Though it may be painful, we trust that the book will help to make South Africa a safer place for farmers and farm workers. The victims who lost their lives have not been forgotten. Their deaths form the basis for the drive to put a stop to the vicious attacks,” he said. “Through the AfriForum campaign, the voices of the victims who died will be heard all over the world.”
Treurgrond can be ordered at R150 by texting the word “Treur” to 34388. (An SMS is charged at R2.)
*Kraal-Uitgewers forms part of the Solidarity Movement.
http://www.solidaritylegalservices....ctims-of-farm-attacks-over-two-decades-in-sa/
Homage paid to victims of farm attacks over two decades in SA
The media is invited to an event that will pay tribute to the victims of farm attacks over a 20-year period in South Africa. The event will coincide with the launch of the Afrikaans version of the book Treurgrond – 20 jaar van plaasaanvalle in Suid-Afrika. The proceeds of the Afrikaans books that are sold will be used to distribute copies of the English version, titled Land of sorrow – 20 years of farm attacks in South Africa, abroad. The book launch will be followed by an extensive international campaign about farm attacks in South Africa.
Several victims or family members of victims of farm attacks will tell their stories tomorrow. Madeleine van den Berg will tell how she and her husband were attacked on their smallholding near Cullinan in July 2009. She was locked in a closet and her husband Piet was shot during the attack. He died of his wounds. Their house was also set on fire. Their story is recorded as incident 2 447 in Treurgrond.
Wilhelm Rochèr will relate the shocking story of how his brother Boet was murdered at the age of 71 on his farm Brakfontein near Swartruggens in January 1995. The attack on Boet and his wife Susan is recorded as incident 483.
The victims or family members of victims of six other incidents also recorded in Treurgrond will also tell their stories.
The book tells the story of 1 363 murders that were committed in 2 617 attacks on farms and smallholdings and has an age restriction of 18. It pays homage to the black and white farmers and farm workers and their families whose lives were lost and/or destroyed due to the attacks. The book was compiled by Dr Dirk Hermann, Deputy General Secretary of Solidarity, and Maj. Gen. Chris van Zyl of TLU SA and is published by Kraal-Uitgewers.
AfriForum has already ordered 1 000 copies of the English version of the book. The book will be distributed to embassies, international media houses, the United Nations and other international bodies. Information about the campaign will be released soon.
Hermann’s uncle, Frik Hermann, was killed on his farm in February this year. “I will not allow Uncle Frik to become just another statistic. Through this book I want to put up a monument for Uncle Frik and other people who were brutally murdered on farms. We have kept silent for too long.”
“Through the book we also want to mourn with the families. We want to pay homage to the victims who were murdered and say to their families: We care. We want to tell the farming community: You are in South Africa’s thoughts and prayers. However, we also want to say that too few people are mourning with us. Many people are unmoved by the tears. Through this book we want to appeal to everyone in South Africa to mourn with us,” explained Hermann.
Treurgrond is a mirror that is held in front of South Africa. For the first time, South Africa is confronted with all the murders in one mirror. According to Hermann, the book indicts various groups. “It indicts the government. No government should allow such a large number of murders on one section of its society. It is also indicts the media. The free press has failed in its duty if the brutal attacks just go on. It indicts the community. We should all be out in the streets to voice our outrage. A democracy should not allow these murders to continue. The book also indicts the international community who have been silent all this time.”
Hermann stresses that the book is shocking, but that this was its intended purpose. “Because we don’t have the complete picture of farm murders in South Africa, the debate on this issue is incomplete,” he said.
“We trust that the book will set a national and international debate on farm attacks in motion, thereby forcing the government to acknowledge the problem,” he added.
According to Hermann, the book also has a therapeutic purpose. “South Africa will be confronted by one of its biggest scandals and will be forced to deal with it. Though it may be painful, we trust that the book will help to make South Africa a safer place for farmers and farm workers. The victims who lost their lives have not been forgotten. Their deaths form the basis for the drive to put a stop to the vicious attacks,” he said. “Through the AfriForum campaign, the voices of the victims who died will be heard all over the world.”
Treurgrond can be ordered at R150 by texting the word “Treur” to 34388. (An SMS is charged at R2.)
*Kraal-Uitgewers forms part of the Solidarity Movement.
http://www.solidaritylegalservices....ctims-of-farm-attacks-over-two-decades-in-sa/
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R13...
Honorary Master
So you're saying the eyewitnesses lied? I mean the perps are still at large unless the reporter got that bit of the story from the perps somehow.
OrbitalDawn
Ulysses Everett McGill
Why are you posting old stories, etienne?
A lot of blacks in this country have the belief that whites think of them as k...s. That could explain why the attackers behaved that way.
Imo he could have said anything to them and it would be justified. They attacked and traumatised an innocent family and deserve to die for that.
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Fudzy
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Are you black?
R13...
Honorary Master
Looks to be on some farm genocide crusade - not really offering any discussion just posting articles over and over.
Nope
Pitbull
Verboten
If you break into my house armed and wanting to rape, pillage and kill then you are...
techead
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Fudzy
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Not sure but at least he highlights the correct number of black farmers and workers who were attacked as well as a more realistic figure, a far cry from the 4,000 that Steve Hofmeyr etc harp on about.
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Fudzy
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Then how can you possibly know that black people are knocking themselves down like that unless it's a projection? Which in almost cases, are wrong.
etienne_marais
Honorary Master
Mostly to point out facts in answer to questions/debate on this thread, but also to build the bigger picture. I think the usual race issues, denialism, extremism etc. will spoil the purpose of the thread which is to advance awareness. The old articles highlight some of the issues discussed...
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Pitbull
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This was in Beeld this morning. I saw it on the pole adds and when I read the "Love blacks" line I brushed it off as just another crap article didn't even want to respond to it till I saw BrandonH's post.
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If you read the comments section of any race related article in this country it's obvious.
Also, you just assumed that its the farmer that started with the racist talk in the incident so you're doing what you're accusing me of.
etienne_marais
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You made the assumption that this thread would not cover attacks of any nature ?
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I did indeed. Care to prove me wrong?
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Using a news comment sections as a yard stick on normal mentality is your first mistake.