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Police minister Bheki Cele said gender-based violence, political killings and farm murders were some of the most stubborn crimes plaguing the country.Image: GCIS
FARM MURDERS

GBV, farm murders, political killings plague SA: Cele revises budget

Police minister Bheki Cele has allocated R57bn towards visible policing from the ministry’s R105.5bn budget for 2020/21. His other priorities are administration services, which were allocated R20bn, and detective services, which received…

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In one of the latest attacks, a pregnant woman was killed during a home invasion of her farm in Weenen in KwaZulu-Natal at the weekend. The same weekend, Afrikaans singer Wynand Breedt was shot dead on his farm outside Worcester near Cape Town. File photo.Image: 123rf/Grobler du Preez
CRIME

Agricultural sector hit by 26 farm murders, 2020 midyear data shows

The agricultural sector has been hit by 26 farm murders since the start of the year, TLU SA said on Tuesday. In one of the latest attacks, a pregnant woman was killed during a home invasion of her farm in Weenen in KwaZulu-Natal at the…

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