Farm attacks: ‘Have the necessary security measures in place’ – AfriForum publishes guidance manual

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Farm attacks: ‘Have the necessary security measures in place’ – AfriForum publishes guidance manual

July 20, 2023

The civil rights organisation AfriForum has published an assessment document on 19 July 2023, that farmers can use as a manual to ensure they have the necessary security measures in place to help prevent farm attacks.

This document will also give farmers guidance on how to act effectively after an attack.

This document serves as a checklist that can be used to make sure that elements such as contingency plans, communication networks and access and escape routes are part of farmers’ safety planning.

“Farmers have no choice but to ensure they secure themselves well by practicing contingency plans and taking other safety precautions. This document serves as a very handy guideline, which farmers can use to assess their security planning and ensure the necessary measures are in place,” says Jacques Broodryk, AfriForum’s spokesperson for Community Safety.

The assessment document is available free of charge

Read the original article in Afrikaans on AfriForum

https://southafricatoday.net/south-a...idance-manual/

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Factually incorrect police statistics about farm murders raise serious questions

August 21, 2023

The civil rights organisation AfriForum has blasted the South African Police Service’s (SAPS) statistics on farm murders for the second quarter of 2023.

The SAPS today released their statistics which indicated that only 14 people were murdered on farms during this time. AfriForum, however, released its statistics earlier this week which indicated that 24 people were murdered on farms during the same period.

“Whether this is incompetence or maliciousness by the South African Police Service, I cannot tell but it is extremely worrying that the SAPS cannot keep track of crime statistics. Every one of the murders that AfriForum has kept record of has been verified,” says Jacques Broodryk, AfriForum’s spokesperson for Community Safety.

According to AfriForum, there seems to be a deliberate effort by the South African government to downplay the seriousness of farm attacks.

“Firstly, we have a president who denied in front of international media that farm murders are taking place and now it seems we have a police service who are trying to downplay the issue by reporting factually incorrect data,” concluded Broodryk.

Factually incorrect police statistics about farm murders raise serious questions - South Africa Today