Monthly Archives: February 2012

Victim of farm murder

Looking through the papers for the last week I see the following press release below didnt feature at all. Not even a peep out of the SABC either.

SAD!

It is no longer just white farmers that are being murdered in South Africa. Now the deaths are starting to include black farmers who obtained farms under the infamous land claims as well.

It is easier for some politician or ANC ‘heavy’ to have a farmer murdered, and then buy the farm for practically nothing, than to have to go through the process of buying it on the open market at market related prices.

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MEDIA RELEASE

International Community takes notice of farm killings in SA

TAU SA is experiencing an increase in enquiries from international institutions about murders on farms in South Africa.

This is mainly as a result of a visit by TAU SA’s Assistant General Manager: Communications, Mr Henk van de Graaf, to Europe. Mr Van de Graaf arrived back after a week long information tour focussing on violent crimes on farms. The highlight of his tour was a visit to the European Parliament where he was the key note speaker at a public meeting of European Parliamentarians. During his presentation Mr Van de Graaf pointed out that circumstances in South Africa are even worse than in Zimbabwe. In South Africa 1 554 farmers have been killed on their farmscompared to 24 on Zimbabwean farms. “Institutions like the EU imposed personal sanctions against Mr Mugabe and members of his cabinet. Perhaps the EU should consider imposing personal likewise sanctions on mr Jacob Zuma and members of his cabinet, for not doing enough about this problem. Farm murders in South Africa also need to be declared a crime against humanity,” Van de Graaf said.

“A short extract of the documentary film ‘War of the Flea’ was also shown to the parliamentarians. Especially Steve Hoffmeyr’s remarks on genocide underline TAU SA’s point of view on this issue,” said Van de Graaf.

After the visit to the European parliament, and the handing in of a genocide charge against the South African government at the International Criminial Court in The Hague, international media and social networks took more notice of the situation regarding murders on farms in South Africa. Subsequently TAU SA’s offices received reports of planned actions in several countries, not only in Europe, but also in Australia, Canada and America.

TAU SA’s SMS-line for support to victims of farm attacks, is also performing well. Members of the public can make a R10 donation by sending the message TLUSTOP to 48716.

Internasionale gemeenskap neem kennis van SA Plaasmoorde

TLU SA ontvang tans toenemend navrae vanaf internasionale instellings oor plaasmoorde in Suid-Afrika.

Dit is hoofsaaklik te danke aan ’n besoek wat TLU SA se Assistent-Hoofbestuurder: Kommunikasie, mnr. Henk van de Graaf, aan Europa gebring het. Mnr. Van de Graaf is sopas terug van ’n weeklange inligtingsbesoek aan Europa, waarin hoofsaaklik klem gelê is op plaasmoorde in Suid-Afrika. Die hoogtepunt van sy toer was ’n besoek aan die Europese Parlement waar hy die hoofspreker was byb ’n openbare vergadering van Europese Parlementslede. In sy toespraak het mnr. Van de Graaf daarop gewys dat toestande in Suid-Afrika selfs slegter is as in Zimbabwe. In Suid-Afrika is tot dusver 1 554 boere vermoor, teenoor die 24 in Zimbabwe. “Instellings soos die EU was bereid om persoonlike sanksies teen mnr. Robert Mugabe en sy kabinetslede op te lê. In die lig daarvan dat sake in Suid-Afrika selfs slegter verloop as in Zimbvabwe, behoort die EU dalk ook oorweging te skenk aan die moontlikheid om soortgelyke persoonlike sanksies teen mnr. Zuma en sy kabinetslede in te stel, omdat hulle ook blatant weier om genoeg aan hierdie probleem te doen. Bowendien behoort plaasmoorde kinternasionaal verklaar te word tot ’n Misdaad teen die Mensdom,” het mnr. Van de Graaf gesê.

’n Kort uittreksel uit die dokumentêre rolprent ‘War of the Flea’ is ook aan die EU-parlementslede gewys. Veral die sanger Steve Hoffmeyr se stelling daarop dat daar in Suid-Afrika sprake is van volksmoord, het baie gewis gevoeg tot TLU SA se standpunt hieroor.

Na die besoek aan die Europese Parlement, asook die inhandiging van ’n klagte van Volksmoord teen die SA regering by die Internasionale Strafhof in Den Haag, het internasionale media en die sosiale media deeglik begin kennis neem van die situasie in Suid-Afrika rakende veral plaasmoorde. Seddertdien ontvang TLU SA se hoofkantoor al hoe meer inligting van beoogde aksies oor plaasmoorde en volksmoord, nie net in Europa nie, maar ook Amerika, Kanada en Australië.

Another thing that is very worrying is the attacks bein made on elderly people. Just today there was a report on a 71 year old lady being sliced up. Yesterday there was the report of a 69 year old being raped in front of her grandchildren and so it goes on. What barberians have we let loose in our country?