Kill The Boer

[Stubbleduck]

I just finished reading "Kill the Boer" by Ernst Roets. The book paints a rather grim picture of farm invasions and associated crime in South Africa, somewhat reminiscent of Zimbabwe in the past. The invasions and discussion in the book seem to center on "Farms" and "Farmers" however the book doesn't mention any distinction between conventional farms and game farms i.e. farms based on hunting. The invasions while seemingly a rather frequent occurrence do not often make it to U.S. media.
My question is whether these apparently quite frequent farm invasions are limited to conventional farms or do they also occur on game farms? If that is the case why would game farms be less susceptible to invasion? If that is not the case it seems odd that such invasions of game farms would not be of interest and mentioned on hunting websites.

 

[Sarg]

Mostly farms as you say, we have practice runs & scenarios including tracking with our area/distract security firm/Armed Response teams, which are paid for/on salary to many farms in the local area.

A couple of years back around us 12 farms were hit & 14 people killed or the other way around but same, this was in 72hrs, we all got a bit twitchy, none of those were Hunting Farms/Ranches !
Not sure if they leave us a bit as they know we are all armed & have staff or more to it ?

Then again PH's & hunting cars were getting hit a while back as they know we have firearms they can steal, very hard to combat a attack when it is shoot first then take what they want & you need to on your toes a lot !

 

[PhotoCollector73]

The book paints a rather grim picture of farm invasions and associated crime in South Africa, somewhat reminiscent of Zimbabwe in the past.

It's really not that simple. Most of the time, the murderers couldn't care less about the race of the victims in question, they just want that cash and will resort to barbaric means to get it. This isn't to say that racially motivated attacks don't happen, they do, but at a very small rate. If you're wondering why the murderers in question are so violent in their methods, you won't get a clear answer. Think of them as being similar to the gangsters of 1930s America.

And here's another interesting point; most of the convicted murderers have been confirmed to be Lesotho nationals and not South Africans. And people wonder why xenophobia is so prevalent in SA society... Most of our illegal mining operations are also being run by Lesotho nationals.

 

[wesheltonj]

I just finished reading "Kill the Boer" by Ernst Roets. The book paints a rather grim picture of farm invasions and associated crime in South Africa, somewhat reminiscent of Zimbabwe in the past. The invasions and discussion in the book seem to center on "Farms" and "Farmers" however the book doesn't mention any distinction between conventional farms and game farms i.e. farms based on hunting. The invasions while seemingly a rather frequent occurrence do not often make it to U.S. media.
My question is whether these apparently quite frequent farm invasions are limited to conventional farms or do they also occur on game farms? If that is the case why would game farms be less susceptible to invasion? If that is not the case it seems odd that such invasions of game farms would not be of interest and mentioned on hunting websites.

Yes, it includes hunting farms. The place I hunted in the Northern Cape was robbed right before I arrived. Fortunately, no one was killed or injured. The only person there at the time was able to untie herself and make a run for it. Otherwise who knows.

 

[Sarg]

@wesheltonj I don't think that is the same thing, that is just burglary, stealing & bad behavior that you might get any where .

Farm killings-terrorism is a different animal & not just South Africans in our area , Zimbabweans & some Mozambicans also as these can be undocumented, it is no great feat to walk in from those country's & a lot of farm workers are from these places !

One farm had two Doctors husband & wife both killed one horribly & the daughter blinded & pushed out into the African night !!

Yet the song Dubul' ibhunu, - shoot the Boer or kill the Boer was not considered Hate speech ???

Our Armed Response guys caught some of those murders, which some how escaped again, then were caught again by them, not doubt to "Escape" again, the Police how ever never caught any one !!


I will stop posting on this now !

 

[Safari Dave]

If you think there is not a race war on the horizon, you have your head in the sand.

 

[jpr9954]

This will be added to my must read list.

 

[Sue Tidwell]

It's really not that simple. Most of the time, the murderers couldn't care less about the race of the victims in question, they just want that cash and will resort to barbaric means to get it. This isn't to say that racially motivated attacks don't happen, they do, but at a very small rate. If you're wondering why the murderers in question are so violent in their methods, you won't get a clear answer. Think of them as being similar to the gangsters of 1930s America.

And here's another interesting point; most of the convicted murderers have been confirmed to be Lesotho nationals and not South Africans. And people wonder why xenophobia is so prevalent in SA society... Most of our illegal mining operations are also being run by Lesotho nationals.

Wow, very interesting. Thanks for sharing.

 

[Sue Tidwell]

@wesheltonj I don't think that is the same thing, that is just burglary, stealing & bad behavior that you might get any where .

Farm killings-terrorism is a different animal & not just South Africans in our area , Zimbabweans & some Mozambicans also as these can be undocumented, it is no great feat to walk in from those country's & a lot of farm workers are from these places !

One farm had two Doctors husband & wife both killed one horribly & the daughter blinded & pushed out into the African night !!

Yet the song Dubul' ibhunu, - shoot the Boer or kill the Boer was not considered Hate speech ???

Our Armed Response guys caught some of those murders, which some how escaped again, then were caught again by them, not doubt to "Escape" again, the Police how ever never caught any one !!


I will stop posting on this now !

Wow, this is such a horrible and sad situation. Thanks for shedding some light on it.

 

[Sue Tidwell]

I just finished reading "Kill the Boer" by Ernst Roets. The book paints a rather grim picture of farm invasions and associated crime in South Africa, somewhat reminiscent of Zimbabwe in the past. The invasions and discussion in the book seem to center on "Farms" and "Farmers" however the book doesn't mention any distinction between conventional farms and game farms i.e. farms based on hunting. The invasions while seemingly a rather frequent occurrence do not often make it to U.S. media.
My question is whether these apparently quite frequent farm invasions are limited to conventional farms or do they also occur on game farms? If that is the case why would game farms be less susceptible to invasion? If that is not the case it seems odd that such invasions of game farms would not be of interest and mentioned on hunting websites.

Thank you so much for posting about thr book. I had learned of farm wars from our PH in Namibia…then went home and looked it up on YouTube. What came up was scary but I too never saw anything in mainstream media. Our PH seemed to think it was mainly regular farms but from the sounds of things here, that is not the case. Your post has brought up some interesting discussions. I am definitely going to put the book on my reading list so I can understand it better….since I want to understand Africa as much as possible. BUT with all that said, I love Africa enough that these things will not stop me from going there. Also, horrible things happen in the US. I’ve heard of outsiders thinking it is unsafe to come here.

 

[steve white]

Maybe we will need to get our guns out on the way to the farms and keep them loaded till back again!

 

[wesheltonj]

@wesheltonj I don't think that is the same thing, that is just burglary, stealing & bad behavior that you might get any where .

Farm killings-terrorism is a different animal & not just South Africans in our area , Zimbabweans & some Mozambicans also as these can be undocumented, it is no great feat to walk in from those country's & a lot of farm workers are from these places !

One farm had two Doctors husband & wife both killed one horribly & the daughter blinded & pushed out into the African night !!

Yet the song Dubul' ibhunu, - shoot the Boer or kill the Boer was not considered Hate speech ???

Our Armed Response guys caught some of those murders, which some how escaped again, then were caught again by them, not doubt to "Escape" again, the Police how ever never caught any one !!


I will stop posting on this now !

Lodge manager survives attack by five armed men - South Africa Today

Manager Marie Steyn of the Kalahari Rangers Lodge in Kuruman near McCarthy’s Rest border was attacked by five black gunmen. Police Spokesperson Sergio Kock said that five armed men entered the lodge around 00:30 on Sunday morning and pointed a gun at lodge manager Marie Steyn. The perpetrators...

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Manager Marie Steyn of the Kalahari Rangers Lodge in Kuruman near McCarthy’s Rest border was attacked by five black gunmen.


Police Spokesperson Sergio Kock said that five armed men entered the lodge around 00:30 on Sunday morning and pointed a gun at lodge manager Marie Steyn. The perpetrators forced her to open up the safe. The men fled with an undisclosed amount of money, a hunting rifle, a mobile phone, and a white Ford Ranger after tying up the 47-year-old woman onto a chair.

Steyn managed to untie herself and fled in a vehicle to get help. She drove through wire until she joined the highway. About 3 Km away from the Johan Olivier’s farm the vehicle broke down. Steyn proceeded on foot to get help.
Steyn said the men all wore balaclavas.

The vehicle in which the five men escaped was found on Wednesday afternoon, near Kuruman and the police are investigating a charge of severe armed robbery. Anyone with information about the suspects can contact Ao. Kobus Bothma on number 082-454-3899.