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Two suspects have been arrested for the murder of the Free State farm manager, Brendin Horner.
- Agri SA has welcomed the condolences expressed by President Ramaphosa to the family of the late Brendin Horner and to all other victims of the crime.
- Agri SA CEO Christo van der Rheede said the maintenance of law and order must now be prioritized.
- They have signed a cooperation agreement with Fidelity ADT to help strengthen local security initiatives.
The South African Agricultural Industry Association (Agri SA) has welcomed the condolences expressed by President Cyril Ramaphosa to the family of the late Brendin Horner and all other victims of the crime.
This came after the weekly Ramaphosa newsletter, where he addressed the high level of violent crime in South Africa, focusing primarily on rural crime, following the murder of 21-year-old farm manager Brendin Horner.
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“We also welcome the president’s recognition that crime is ravaging our country and represents a serious constitutional threat,” said Agri SA president Pierre Vercueil.
Vercueil said the country was caught in a vicious cycle of crime, which had an extremely negative impact on all citizens. Horner’s body was found in an open field near Paul Roux in the Free State on October 2.
They had tied him to a post with a rope around his neck. On Tuesday, approximately 100 protesters clashed with police in front of Senekal magistrates court, where two men appeared in connection with Horner’s murder.
Ramaphosa said Horner’s murder should “enrage and upset us all.” He added that the farming community was an integral part of the economy.
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However, he said the killings on the farms were neither ethnic cleansing nor genocidal, as claimed by some pressure groups. Rather, numerous studies showed that crime on farms was largely opportunistic, he said.
Vercueil said that the maintenance of law and order must now be prioritized.
“We agree that the success of the revised Rural Protection Strategy depends on greater coordination and better communication between the South African Police Service (SAPS), agricultural organizations and communities.”
Agri SA said it has already signed a cooperation agreement with Fidelity ADT to help strengthen local security initiatives.
He said he was acting “to encourage coordinated and pragmatic investment; to facilitate economic growth and help emerging farmers; and to put rural economies on track to improve the quality of life for all people in rural areas and generate prosperity. on an inclusive basis. “
