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EFF leader Julius Malema. (Delwyn Verasamy/M&G)

EFF to use ‘kill the boer’ as part of 2026 election strategy

The Economic Freedom Fighters insist on the use of the struggle song as a rallying cry ahead of the polls

Suspended Police Minister Senzo Mchunu

Police Minister Senzo Mchunu debunks Trump’s ‘white genocide’ claims in quarterly crime report

The statistics from the first three months of the year show an overall drop in crime but gender-based violence continued to be a concern

US President Donald Trump. Photo: Supplied

Trump expands refugee resettlement to racial minorities in South Africa

The US has opened its controversial programme to include racial minorities who believe they are facing persecution

​Data-driven safety plan aims for rapid violent crime prevention in the Western Cape

SAPS bungle farm murder cases as much as other investigations

Priority must be given to crime detection and intelligence work, not just visible policing

South Africa has a low rate of arrests and convictions in farm attack and murder cases despite a national police policy to fight crime in rural areas, a report released on Tuesday has revealed.

Report decries low convictions for farm murders and attacks

The AfriForum report says 95% of serious and violent rural crimes committed over the past four years remain unsolved

‘Nil compensation’ is a legally and constitutionally sound tool that parliament has chosen to use to achieve legitimate governmental ends

Farm murder rate lowest in 20 years

AgriSA has warned that it was essential to have accurate statistics around farm attacks to avoid making unfounded claims

South Africa has a low rate of arrests and convictions in farm attack and murder cases despite a national police policy to fight crime in rural areas, a report released on Tuesday has revealed.

South Africa’s farm murder statistics are more political than accurate

The farm murder rate has been used by many as evidence that the white minority is being victimised and opp​ressed

On patrol in pastoral Limpopo

On patrol in pastoral Limpopo

Farmers in Limpopo are setting up their own patrols to secure their district and gather intelligence.

Protest over seizure of German-owned Zim firm

Germany’s government says it will cut off aid to Zimbabwe unless illegal and violent occupiers leave a farm owned by a German national.

AWB delegation meets with police minister

AWB delegation meets with police minister

Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa will meet an Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) delegation on Monday morning to ‘discuss some murders’.