9 December 2020

Dear STOP FARM MURDER SUPPORTERS

The much-needed march to Parliament in 2020 to hand over 387,000 signatures to the South African President, Mr. Cyril Ramaphosa will be delayed until 2021.

In the meantime, our preparations within the Western Cape Civic Association NPC, with our many civic and community leaders are continuing as planned.

We presently have an ACTION PLANNING TEAM, led by myself, who is meticulously planning the biggest peaceful march in Cape Town.

We want full community participation, with hand-painted, unique posters to illustrate our disgust with the murder rate in South Africa, in particular farm murders.

"Murders in South Africa remain high, with a 1.4% increase in 2019/20, to 21,325 reported cases. This works out to 58 people murdered in the country every day, at a rate of 35.8 people per 100,000 population."
Murder rate in South Africa

"The number of homicides rose by 1.4% to 21,325 in the 12 months through March -- an average of 58 a day -- the police service said in its annual crime-statistics report. The murder rate of 36 per 100,000 people was little changed from the previous year and compares with an international average of seven per 100,000.Jul 31, 2020"

South Africa Murders Increase to Highest in More Than Decade

" The number of murders in South Africa climbed to the highest level in more than a decade as the police force struggled to get to grips with violent crime.The latest in global politics 

The number of homicides rose by 1.4% to 21,325 in the 12 months through March -- an average of 58 a day -- the police service said in its annual crime-statistics report. The murder rate of 36 per 100,000 people was little changed from the previous year and compares with an international average of seven per 100,000. The number of rapes, sexual offenses and car hi-jackings also increased, but property-related crime declined.

“We are not where we want to be,” Police Minister Bheki Cele said at a briefing in Pretoria, the capital. “However we are pleased with the improvements in most stubborn crime categories.”

Violent crime is fueled by widespread alcohol and drug abuse, and perpetrators often know their victims, the police data show. A lockdown imposed to curb the spread of the virus should have a positive impact on the current year’s statistics, with preliminary data showing it helped curtail homicides and other crimes.

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The number of murders in South Africa rose every year since 2013 (Source: South African Police Service)

The police force and national prosecuting agencies saw an exodus of key personnel during former Jacob Zuma’s scandal-marred nine-year rule, undermining its ability to bring criminals to book. While President Cyril Ramaphosa, who succeeded Zuma in early 2018, has said that combating crime is one of his top priorities, his administration has struggled to rebuild the law-enforcement agencies."