{"id":164851,"date":"2017-10-30T12:32:45","date_gmt":"2017-10-30T10:32:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/germistoncitynews.co.za\/?p=164851"},"modified":"2017-10-30T14:02:55","modified_gmt":"2017-10-30T12:02:55","slug":"traffic-comes-stand-still-parts-country-farm-murders","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/germiston-city-news\/news-headlines\/2017\/10\/30\/traffic-comes-stand-still-parts-country-farm-murders\/","title":{"rendered":"Traffic comes to a stand-still in parts of the country against farm murders"},"content":{"rendered":"

Traffic came to a standstill in parts of the country this morning (Monday) with community members – dressed in black in their trucks and cars all in support of the Black Monday campaign.<\/p>\n

The campaign aims to highlight the high number of farm murders.<\/p>

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According to Eye Witness News (EWN) the movement was started in Cape Town by a group called Enough is Enough after the murder of farmer Joubert Conradie on his farm earlier this month.<\/p>\n

The group feels that not enough attention is being paid to the killing of farmers and farm labourers.<\/p>

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It was reported that local highways, namely the R21 and R24 were affected by the protests, with heavy traffic\u00a0on the R21 North between the R24 airport interchange and Tembisa.<\/p>\n

The hashtag #FarmMurders is now trending, here are some of the Tweets that are being shared:<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/JoscaHuman101\/status\/924894703182536704<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/Shane_Plath\/status\/924893797892411393<\/p>\n

https:\/\/twitter.com\/johanvanwyk999\/status\/924894904756686849<\/p>\n

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Crosses are being laid down near a bigger cross. A poster with victims of #FarmMurders<\/a> #Farmattacks<\/a> also placed there. \ud83d\udcfd\ufe0f @AbigailJavier_<\/a> pic.twitter.com\/GmfxDs65XW<\/a><\/p>\n

— Times LIVE (@TimesLIVE) October 30, 2017<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n