Farm Killings and Torture in South Africa Explained: Ernst Roets

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"Farm murders are a very serious problem in South Africa. The response to that is to say, 'Well, there are many problems in South Africa, so why are you pointing to this one?' But the fact of the matter is that it's a very unique problem, and it's a problem that could only be prevented or combated by a unique counter strategy. And there are a few things that make the farm murders unique.

One is the extreme frequency at which it's happening - just the sheer numbers - thousands of people having been murdered on farms, many of them tortured. In many of those cases, nothing is stolen. They just come in, they torture the farmers for several hours, and then they leave.

…The second is the brutality, the high levels of torture that we see. And any torture method you can imagine has been employed in these farm attacks. And it's the most grotesque torture you could think of in many of these cases.

…The third is the unique economic impact, because farmers are skilled people, they are employers, they provide food for the country. So, it would have disastrous consequences for the nation at large, and it already has.

The fourth is just the fact that farmers live in unique circumstances. They live far away from police stations, far away from their neighbors, oftentimes on dirt roads. Oftentimes there’s bad cell phone signals. So, that alone says that you need a unique counter strategy to fix this, even though the South African government doesn't want to recognize this.

But then on top of this, what makes the farm murders exceptionally unique is that it's a very serious crime phenomenon that is also actively encouraged by politicians." - Ernst Roets