In the first fifteen days of October 2021, there have been five farm attacks in South Africa. During the month of September 2021, there were thirteen farm attacks and three farm murders in the country.
The onslaught continues unabated with no recognition from government and the police refuse to make theses atrocities priority crimes.
During August 2021 there were 26 farm attacks and 9 farm murders and during July 2021, there were twenty one farm attacks and one farm murder in South Africa.
For the period 1 January to 31 December 2020, on average, a farmer in South Africa was murdered every 4.7 days. There were 77 farm murders and 446 farm attacks, that is an attack every 1.2 days, in the country.
The year so far:
January 2021 – 21 farm attacks and 0 farm murders.
February 2021 – 17 farm attacks and 3 farm murders.
March 2021 – 36 farm attacks and 5 farm murders.
April 2021 – 24 farm attacks and 7 farm murders.
May 2021 – 23 farm attacks and 3 farm murders.
June 2021 – 23 farm attacks and 5 farm murders.
July 2021 – 21 farm attacks and 1 farm murder.
August 2021 – 26 farm attacks and 9 farm murders.
September 2021 – 13 farm attacks and 3 farm murders.
1-15 October 2021 – 5 Farm attacks and 0 farm murders.
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Information supplied by The Rome Research Institute of South Africa
