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 ...
Tag: livestock theft
AfriForum members find almost R1 million worth of stolen cattle
Members of AfriForum’s Delmas Hawks neighbourhood watch recovered 64 stolen cattle worth approximately R960 000 in two separate operations.
Police undermining their own livestock theft investigations
Five years after the murder of the 21-year-old farm manager, Brendin Horner, in the Senekal district, which deepened the divide ...
Klerksdorp man sentenced for swindling cattle farmers
By Joanie Bergh A 64-year-old man from Klerksdorp has been sentenced to 10 years in prison after swindling farmers out of ...
The true cost of crime
When it comes to crime, farm dwellers and city residents have more in common than they might realise.
Thieves make off with tractors and nearly 200 sheep
Law enforcement in KwaZulu-Natal and the Eastern Cape recently had their hands full with tracking down two tractors and nearly ...
Police commissioner promises a secure and safe environment for farmers
On Thursday, 20 March, police held a meeting that brought all influential and progressive decision-makers and operatives in one room.
Police minister engages stakeholders in stock theft prevention
The Minister of Police, Senzo Mchunu, is hosting a Ministerial Stakeholder Engagement in Bloemfontein today with Stock Theft Unit Commanders ...
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 ...
Police arrest cattle thieves in Limpopo
Limpopo farmers can breathe a sigh of relief knowing that at least two livestock thieves are off the streets. This ...
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