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South African farm attacks are violent crimes that allegedly take place on farms in South Africa.[1][2][3][4] The term has no formal legal definition, but such attacks have been the subject of discussion by media and public figures in South Africa and abroad.

The attacks target both white and black farmers.[2][3][5][1] Claims that such attacks on farmers disproportionately target whites are a key element of the white genocide conspiracy theory and have become a common talking point among white nationalists worldwide.[6][7][8][9][10][11] However, due to the lack of comprehensive data on the racial composition of farm households, it is unclear whether white farmers are being targeted in particular or if they face a disproportionate risk of being killed.[1][12][7][13][14][15][11] The Government of South Africa and other analysts say that farm attacks are part of a broader crime problem in South Africa and do not have a racial motivation.[2][7][16][17]

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  • A farmer has 4.5 times more chance of being murdered in South Africa, than an average South African. That means a farmer is three times more likely to be murdered in South Africa than a police officer in this country. So farmers have by far the most dangerous job of all people in this country, at the moment. We cannot allow this to continue the way it is
    • Ian Cameron, Afriform's head of community safety, speaking at the Voortrekker Monument in Pretoria. Article by CTV News (Title: South Africa sees protests against murders of white farmers) [1] Published on the 30th of October 2017
  • Every time I read of a cruel farm attack, my genes rebel, my memory cells kick in and I feel angry and despondent
    • Max du Preez, South African author, Article by The South African (Title: Whites must find a balance, not play victim - Max du Preez) [2] Published on the 14th of November 2017
  • If you look at the footage and read the stories,you hear the accounts, it's a horrific circumstance they face
  • I do think on the information that I've seen, people do need help, and they need help from a civilized country like ours
    • Peter Dutton, Australian home affairs minister, Article by The Washington Post (Title: Australia looks into resettling white South African farmers who say they are persecuted) [3] Published on the 16th of March 2018
  • The farmers live in fear, because being a farmer in South Africa is the most dangerous occupation in the world
    • Henk van de Graaf, spokesman for the TAU, Article by "news.com.au" (Title: Bury them alive! : White South African fear for their future as horrific farm attacks escalate) [4] Published on the 25th of March 2017
  • We need for these officers to be specially trained to work in hotspot areas. We find many times that court cases are often thrown out because of poor (police) investigations
    • Patricia Kopane, South African politician, Article by IOL (Title: Fresh farm attacks over long weekend spark cries for safety unit) [5] Published on the 23rd of April 2019
  • Kill the boer (farmer)
    • Julius Malema, South African politician, Article by News24 (Title: Malema charged over kill the boer) [6] Published on the 10th of March 2010
  • There are no killings of white farmers in South Africa
    • South African President Cyril Ramaphosa, Article by News24 (Title: Ramaphosa's killing of white farmers comment: What the president meant) [7] Published on the 27th of September 2018
  • There is a very clear upward variance in farm attacks and farm murders after high-profile incidents of hate speech
  • Our analysis of five incidents of hate speech from high political leaders against farmers indicated that farm murders in the months following these incidents increased by an average of 74.8%
    • Ernst Roets, Article by IOL (Title: Afriforum's Ernst Roets says kill the Boer song increased farm murders) [8] Published on the 29th of June 2018
  • There is a climate in which violence towards farmers is being romanticized by politicians
  • We believe there are important reasons why the US should take a stance on what is happening in South Africa
    • Ernst Roets, Article by The Citizen Newspaper (Title: Violence against farmers is romanticized by SA politicians, Roets tells Israeli TV) [9] Published on the 18th of April 2019
  • The truth of the matter is that there was a massive vacuum left in rural safety when the commando system was disbanded under the then minister of defence, Lekota, and we were told there was going to be a new system, but his new system never arrived
    • South African politician John Steenhuisen, Article by msn news (Title: DA blames Lekota for farm killings) [10] Published on the 8th of April 2019
  • I have asked Secretary of State to closely study the South African land and farm seizures and expropriations and the large scale killing of farmers. South African Government is now seizing land from white farmers
    • US President Donald Trump, Article by News24 (Title: Trump tweets about SA land expropriation, farm killings) [11] Published on the 23rd of August 2018

References

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  1. ↑ a b c Recent spate of farm attacks dispels 'racially motivated' rhetoric. The South African (25 April 2019).
  2. ↑ a b c Burger, Johan (26 October 2017). More black farm workers are killed than white farm workers. Radio 702.
  3. ↑ a b Topsfield, Jewel (23 June 2018). "Blood in the dust: The plight of South African farmers is far from black or white". The Sydney Morning Herald. 
  4. ↑ Wallen, Joe (19 March 2018). "Farmers in South Africa claim they are being targeted in 'horrific' attacks". The Independent. 
  5. ↑ Black farmers 'besieged' by attackers, stock thieves – union (31 August 2019).
  6. ↑ 'Bury them alive!': White South Africans fear for their future as horrific farm attacks escalate. News Corp Australia (25 March 2017).
  7. ↑ a b c "Trump Cites False Claims of Widespread Attacks on White Farmers in South Africa". The New York Times. 23 August 2018. 
  8. ↑ "South Africa hits back at Trump over land seizure tweet". CBS News. 
  9. ↑ "Fox's Carlson stunned by reaction to stories on South Africa" (in en-US). AP News. 
  10. ↑ Donald Trump's land seizures tweet sparks anger in South Africa (in en). the Guardian (23 August 2018).
  11. ↑ a b "Tucker Carlson, those South African white rights activists aren't telling you the whole truth". The Washington Post. 2019. 
  12. ↑ Are protesters right on South Africa farm murders?. BBC News (3 November 2017).
  13. ↑ "Analysis | President Trump's false claim about murders on South African farms" (in en). Washington Post. 
  14. ↑ "SA rejects Trump tweet on farmer killings" (in en-GB). BBC News. 23 August 2018. 
  15. ↑ "Trump tweets incorrect on S.A. land seizures, farmers" (in en). @politifact. 
  16. ↑ Kumwenda, Olivia (29 November 2012). Farm murders highlight apartheid's toxic legacy in South Africa. Reuters.
  17. ↑ Montsho, Molaole (6 October 2014). Farm murders decreasing, says Phiyega. Independent Online (South Africa).
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