{"id":94951,"date":"2019-06-04T11:30:53","date_gmt":"2019-06-04T09:30:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/?p=94951"},"modified":"2019-06-04T16:05:14","modified_gmt":"2019-06-04T14:05:14","slug":"farm-attacks-tlu-sa-says-enough-enough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/develop.citizen.co.za\/middelburg-observer\/news-headlines\/2019\/06\/04\/farm-attacks-tlu-sa-says-enough-enough\/","title":{"rendered":"Farm attacks: TLU SA says, &#8220;enough is enough&#8221;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>According to Henry Geldenhuys, Vice President of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tlu.co.za\/index.php\/af\/\" target=\"_blank\">TLU SA<\/a>, this development, particularly regarding the inhuman torture of the victims, can no longer be accepted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe national murder figure of about 53 people per day is unacceptable for us as an organisation as well as for our members. During May alone, there were 46 attacks and 7 murders on farms. June is barely 3 days old and already 5 attacks and 1 murder have been carried out on farms and smallholdings.\u00a0This excludes towns and cities,\u201d Geldenhuys said.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A South African farmer whose vineyard in the Stellenbosch wine region had been occupied by shack dwellers since last year has been shot and killed in his home <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/tlvfngKocO\">https:\/\/t.co\/tlvfngKocO<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The New York Times (@nytimes) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/nytimes\/status\/1135610873790312449?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 3, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The agonising question of when the government, SAPS, and <a href=\"https:\/\/nationalgovernment.co.za\/units\/view\/66\/national-prosecuting-authority-of-south-africa-npa\" target=\"_blank\">NPA<\/a> will take concrete action to halt the undeclared war that is being waged on South Africa\u2019s farmers, remains unanswered. Daily statements that farmers &#8211; who produce food for all inhabitants of South Africa &#8211; have stolen their land, are made from political platforms.<\/p>\n<p>Yet the President, the entire cabinet and especially the Minister of Police remain silent about the attacks and murders that escalate daily.\u00a0Is it possible that their deafening silence, in fact, condones this unacceptable situation?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/84122\/farm-attack-sick-men\/\" target=\"_blank\">Farm attack: \u2018How sick are these men?\u2019<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis situation can certainly no longer continue!\u00a0TLU SA challenges the government, SAPS, and NPA to implement an effective and workable solution to these tragic events within the next month. The foundation of their plan must be the effective, unbiased implementation of the laws of this country.<\/p>\n<p>It remains the legally binding duty of the SAPS to protect private property, combat terrorism, arson, trespassing, murder, rape, and incitement.\u00a0The collapse of the rule of law in our country can no longer be accepted.\u00a0The government has to take urgent action to prevent the total collapse of society.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>He strongly urged farmers, both black and white, to sharpen up their security measures and to strategically include farm labour. \u201cArm yourself, know how your firearm works and use it within the framework of the law to protect yourself and your family. If you are not yet part of a Security structure, we would admonish you to urgently join up.\u201d<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/hashtag\/FarmAttack?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#FarmAttack<\/a> victim who was shot and raped, and whose court case is ongoing in Port Elizabeth, will share the gruesome details of that attack during a media conference in Centurion. 2019 Statistics will also be released. <\/p>\n<p>Follow the 10:00 livestream: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/YknPvtiROT\">https:\/\/t.co\/YknPvtiROT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Ian Cameron (@IanCameron23) <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/IanCameron23\/status\/1135804271981715456?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 4, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>TLU SA directed an invitation to all agricultural organisations, agri suppliers, security companies and all organisations involved with Rural Safety to bring pressure to bear on the government and their various structures to work toward combatting this scourge.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/citizen.co.za\/news\/south-africa\/2007468\/sixty-two-murders-took-place-on-farms-last-year\/\" target=\"_blank\">62 murders took place in farms in 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Geldenhuys also requested agri suppliers to contribute to TLU SA\u2019s various security campaigns.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWithout farmers, there is no food on our tables, you as an agri supplier will no longer exist and large areas of rural South Africa will be permanently ruined. This is truly how serious this situation has become as a result of the ever-growing wave of attacks and murders. This all while farmers in large parts of South Africa are struggling to survive amidst an ongoing drought of disastrous magnitude while simultaneously battling epidemic levels of theft of livestock and agricultural products.\u00a0The demand on our finances for assistance from numerous sectors is great. &#8221;<\/p>\n<p>He warned that this state of affairs can no longer continue and that there is a very real danger of the situation coming to a head in the near future.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3>Also read:<\/h3>\n<p><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/88482\/parents-frustrated-lack-space-schools\/\" target=\"_blank\">Parents frustrated by a lack of space in Middelburg schools<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"anchor_post\" href=\"https:\/\/mobserver.co.za\/88163\/traffic-officers-appear-court-corruption\/\" target=\"_blank\">Traffic officers to appear in court for corruption<\/a><\/p>\n<p><a class=\"anchor_post\" 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