27 farm murders since the start of 2015

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Pretoria - This year alone there have been 116 recorded farm attacks with more than a fifth resulting in deaths, AfriForum said on Thursday.

There had been a rise in farm murders since 1990 with 23% of those in 2015 ending in death.

The organisation said 27 farm murders had been reported since January with Limpopo being the hardest hit. The province had experienced 25 attacks including five deaths.

Second was Mpumalanga with 21 attacks and two murders.

The Western Cape and Northern Cape provinces recorded the least incidents, with each experiencing three attacks and one murder.

Attacks more violent

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