Body found on Kroonstad farm: Man (80) arrested
An 80-year-old man from Kroonstad was arrested on Tuesday after the body of a man was found on a farm ...
Tag: crime
Bulwer police make unexpected double-bust for suspected stolen goats
Police in KwaZulu-Natal’s Bulwer district have arrested four suspects – two for alleged possession of stolen livestock and two more ...
61 000 goats, 37 000 cattle stolen in livestock crime surge, reveals Stats SA
We must ensure safety to encourage investment in and growth of the sector.
Police crack down on livestock theft across two provinces
Police operations in Mpumalanga and the Eastern Cape have resulted in the arrest of seven suspects involved in livestock theft, ...
Stock theft – statistics show progress but also ongoing problems
While it is encouraging that livestock thefts have shown a decline since 2019, the successful recovery of stolen livestock has ...
Crime in rural areas is ‘shockingly’ underestimated – Saai
The network organisation Southern Africa Agricultural Initiative (Saai) said that comparisons of data from external stakeholders and that of the ...
‘Less murders welcome, but stock theft remains a concern’ – Limpopo farmers
Although the murder rate in Limpopo has decreased, stock theft remains a significant concern. In the fourth quarter, there were ...
Stock theft – it’s war out there!
As a victim of large-scale livestock theft, I know the sense of hopelessness it leaves behind – the feeling that ...
Illegal trade a global agricultural crisis
More than 14% of crop protection products in the agricultural trade are illegal, and in some countries more than 50% ...
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