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A mother of 3 who was shot and raped during a farm attack in March 2018 in the Eastern Cape says she and her children will never be the same again or be able to return to their farm.

The 44-year old woman recounted the events at a media conference hosted by AfriForum in Centurion. “The attacker fired shots through our glass door which narrowly missed my eldest child.

“He tied us up with wire and told the children if their father had been home, he would have hacked him to pieces in front of us.” The woman repeatedly begged the attacker not to rape her and her daughter. “’You don’t care about yourself, but you don’t want your children to be killed. For me, the worst part is that my children have lost their innocence and can never get it back.” The victim said her husband now stays on the farm alone and they are in the process of selling their farm. “We only see him on weekends now, but we need to be together as a family again.”

She spoke about the ripple effect of the farm attacks and murders on everyone, including farm labourers “Our workers are deeply traumatised and want to know when we are coming back. They are very concerned about whether they will have jobs in future.” The attacker, Sebenzile Simane, appeared in court in Port Elizabeth on a string of charges. He claims innocence. The former farm worker’s DNA matches the DNA found at the scene.

Simane shot the woman and raped her in front of her daughter. She gave him money in the hope he would let them go and she went to a cashpoint with him to get more money after he was unable to drive her car.

AfriForum today released its latest farm attack and farm murder statistics. There were 184 attacks and 20 murders from the start of the year until the end of May 19.

Ian Cameron of AfriForum said the murders and attacks peaked over Easter weekend and have increased drastically in May. In May alone, there were 51 attacks and 4 murders on farms nationally. There are indications that attacks and murders are increasing in the Western Cape. In the latestest attack, Stefan Smit, owner of Louisenhof vineyards outside Stellenbosch was shot dead in front of his wife and a friend. His murder is thought to be linked to illegal land grabs on his farm. He previously received death threats and hired a bodyguard.

Cameron believes Smit’s murder could have been prevented if prompt and decisive action had been taken against the land grabbers. Cameron also referred to the use of firearms in the attacks and murders by way of illustrating that these are not just opportunistic attacks, but are carefully planned. Guns were used in 115 of 184 attacks.

Ernst Roets of AfriForum, speaking after the latest wave of attacks and murders like the murder of activist Annette Kennealy, said pres. Ramaphosa denies a crisis and politicians continue singing songs calling for the death of farmers. “The silence from the president and the govt and their denial of the problem to the rest of the world makes them accessories to the attacks and murders.”

Roets said: “This is an exceptionally complex phenomenon that requires specialist intervention. Every reasonable person in the country should be concerned, because this affects us all.”

A mother of 3 who was shot and raped during a farm attack in March 2018 in the Eastern Cape says she and her children will never be the same again or be able to return to their farm. The 44-year old woman recounted the events at a media conference hosted by AfriForum in Centurion. “The attacker fired shots through our glass door which narrowly missed my eldest child. “He tied us up with wire and told the children if their father had been home, he would have hacked him to pieces in front of us.” The woman repeatedly begged the attacker not to rape her and her daughter. “’You don’t care about yourself, but you don’t want your children to be killed. For me, the worst part is that my children have lost their innocence and can never get it back.” The victim said her husband now stays on the farm alone and they are in the process of selling their farm. “We only see him on weekends now, but we need to be together as a family again.” She spoke about the ripple effect of the farm attacks and murders on everyone, including farm labourers “Our workers are deeply traumatised and want to know when we are coming back. They are very concerned about whether they will have jobs in future.” The attacker, Sebenzile Simane, appeared in court in Port Elizabeth on a string of charges. He claims innocence. The former farm worker’s DNA matches the DNA found at the scene. Simane shot the woman and raped her in front of her daughter. She gave him money in the hope he would let them go and she went to a cashpoint with him to get more money after he was unable to drive her car. AfriForum today released its latest farm attack and farm murder statistics. There were 184 attacks and 20 murders from the start of the year until the end of May 19. Ian Cameron of AfriForum said the murders and attacks peaked over Easter weekend and have increased drastically in May. In May alone, there were 51 attacks and 4 murders on farms nationally. There are indications that attacks and murders are increasing in the Western Cape. In the latestest attack, Stefan Smit, owner of Louisenhof vineyards outside Stellenbosch was shot dead in front of his wife and a friend. His murder is thought to be linked to illegal land grabs on his farm. He previously received death threats and hired a bodyguard. Cameron believes Smit’s murder could have been prevented if prompt and decisive action had been taken against the land grabbers. Cameron also referred to the use of firearms in the attacks and murders by way of illustrating that these are not just opportunistic attacks, but are carefully planned. Guns were used in 115 of 184 attacks. Ernst Roets of AfriForum, speaking after the latest wave of attacks and murders like the murder of activist Annette Kennealy, said pres. Ramaphosa denies a crisis and politicians continue singing songs calling for the death of farmers. “The silence from the president and the govt and their denial of the problem to the rest of the world makes them accessories to the attacks and murders.” Roets said: “This is an exceptionally complex phenomenon that requires specialist intervention. Every reasonable person in the country should be concerned, because this affects us all.”

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