Latest farm murder in Mpumalanga: Premier must acknowledge this gruesome reality and act
17 November 2022
Mpumalanga is clearly a hot spot when it comes to farm attacks. In the latest incident, an 80-year-old farmer, Mr Hennie van der Walt, was murdered yesterday in Dwarsfontein near Delmas. It was the fourth farm murder in the province in a very short period of time.
Over the past few months, Mpumalanga has seen a serious spike in farm attacks, with victims losing their lives mostly in brutal ways.
The way in which farmers, farm workers and their families are left vulnerable to the worst forms of torture is absolutely inhumane, and must never be allowed to become the norm.
Mr Van der Walt is the latest victim of government's sheer inability to protect its citizens, minority groups and especially farmers.