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By Nkululeko Nene 
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Durban – The heinous murder of Normandy couple Glen and Vida Rafferty has shattered the family’s agricultural aspirations.
The couple and their dog were shot in August as they returned from an evening with friends. They were accosted by a group of attackers as they entered their property. The suspects then fled in the couple’s vehicle which was later found abandoned.
This week, his farm implements and livestock were auctioned and his farm was leased.
Tamsyn Rafferty, the couple’s daughter-in-law who lives in Cape Town, said they were still dealing with their loss. He said the family had decided to evacuate the farm.
“It is such a difficult situation but we are getting stronger with the support of the agricultural community. The older brother who inherited the farm will no longer be engaged in agriculture, he will rent it out. He just wants to take a different direction from farming for now. This shows that we are deeply hurt. We miss them so much (Glen and Vida). We think about them every day, ”he said.
According to Jan Mostert, the auctioneer, two farm properties were rented and 620 Brahman-type cattle, consisting of calves, and tractors and vehicles on a Serpentine farm were sold at auction Wednesday. Mostert told the Sunday Tribune that the auction was a success with farm implements sold to a crowd of farmers who supported the event. He said the 691-hectare farm had been leased for three years with the option to review the contract.
Mostert said the new tenant was expected to move into the farm in January. He said he had met the late couple Glen and Vida and described them as warm-hearted people, adding that the Rafferty family was saddened to lose their parents.
“They were a wonderful couple who took very good care of the workers and neighbors on their farm. But his death was a blow to all farmers in the province. Their children are not coping well after this and that is why they are eliminating agricultural activities for now, ”Mostert said.
One suspect, Dr. Vukani Ngwenya, 20, was arrested last month and charged with the murder of the Rafferty couple.
According to Natasha Kara of the National Prosecutor’s Office, Ngwenya was charged with two counts of murder, aggravated robbery and conspiracy to commit robbery.
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