Two more South African farmers have been murdered - bringing the death rate for white commercial farmers to 3,106 since apartheid rule ended in 1994.
Farmer shot for DStv -
2009-11-08
Durban - A former KwaZulu-Natal government official was shot dead on his farm near Pietermaritzburg for a DStv decoder, two cellphones and a video player, police said on Sunday.
Two armed men confronted Warwick Antony Dorning, 55, and his wife on their farm Adamshurst around 20:00 on Saturday, Director Phindile Radebe said in a statement.
One of them killed Dorning with a shot to the head, before they made off with the electronic equipment. He was found lying in a pool of blood with a gun shot wound and declared dead on scene. Dorning's wife was unhurt. No arrests had been made. A spent 9mm cartridge was found on the scene.
Dorning, farmer and a doctor by profession, was a chief of staff in the KwaZulu-Natal premier's office and retired in July.
Robbers mow down farmer -
2009-10-05
Cullinan - A farmer was killed when three men robbed his house in Cullinan on Monday morning, police said.
Constable Sally Skosana said three men entered the farm north of Pretoria during the early hours of Monday.
"The farm owner's wife heard the dogs barking and went outside to investigate. The three men then pointed a firearm at her and entered the house."
When the farm owner woke up to investigate, one of the men shot him in the chest and he died instantly.
The robbers took off with two cellphones and a laptop.
They were said to have earlier broken into another farm house in the area and stolen a rifle.
"The owners of the house were away during the robbery."
No one was arrested in connection with the incident and police were investigating a case of murder and house robbery, said Skosana.
6-man gang attacks farmer 70 -
2009-10-09
Bloemfontein - Six armed men attacked and assaulted a Free State farmer near Warden and stole an undisclosed amount of money on Friday, police said.
Sergeant Mmako Mophiring said six men overpowered the farmer at the farm Skaapskraal at about 11:45.
"Steve Minnaar, 70, his wife and some workers were tied up with cables and ties."
Mophiring said the men assaulted the victims and stole a firearm.
The robbers escaped in a vehicle belonging to a friend of the farmer.
"They later stole a Corsa vehicle which was left in Warden," said Mophiring.
Minnaar and his wife were taken to a private doctor for medical attention.
Mophiring said police were investigating a case of armed robbery and anyone with information about the incident could contact their nearest police station.
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