The picture is far from clear: the political and racial sensitivities that swirl around farm attacks in SA appear just as likely to blind scientists.
Cosatu has expressed outrage that the death of Terre’Blanche has received so much attention while the treatment of farm workers is largely ignored.
Two farm workers, aged 15 and 28, were on Tuesday officially charged with the murder of former AWB leader Eugene Terre’Blanche.
An attempt to cut back the number of farm murders was announced by Police Minister Nathi Mthethwa in Pretoria on Monday.