Is government living its own lie?
- Mr Ramaphosa's denial of farm murders abroad and his recognition of these murders in Parliament
It was with dismay that the Afrikanerbond took note of President Cyril Ramaphosa's denials of farm murders in an interview during his recent visit to the United Nations in New York.
It is astonishing that Mr Ramaphosa denies the serious matter of murders on farms. Mr Bheki Cele, Deputy Minister of Agriculture, said in 2015 that his department considered the matter of farm attacks as serious.
In a statement issued by the Presidency on 2 July 2017, Mr Ramaphosa, then Deputy President said: "Parliament also successfully debated issues of importance such as an increase in farm murders and attacks in South Africa." Now the international world is being told there is no such thing as farm murders.
Many statistics outline a gloomy picture in 2018 of crime in general and farm attacks and murders in particular.