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Increase in farm murders and attacks in 2020

Free State Agriculture (FSA) has analysed farm attacks and murders for 2020 and will release a full report in March. Comparing 2020 with 2019, the agricultural community is concerned about the rise in attacks and murders. This increase is evident…

Land ownership: Question Government’s sincerity

Government’s land policy, as tool to increase individual land ownership in South Africa, cannot be taken seriously. This is the view of Free State Agriculture after the recent publication on the Expropriation Bill. According to FSA President, Francois Wilken, the…

Free State floods: roads crumbling

Free State Agriculture (FSA) has warned that the Free State province’s road infrastructure is in a dire state. FSA has directed an urgent letter to the Free State Department of Police, Roads and Transport requesting urgent actions to repair roads…

Free State staggers under farm murders

The recent farm murder of Poenkie Bisset from Smithfield brings the number of farm murders in the Free State to ten. The Free State was rocked by 53 farm attacks on agricultural land, which included 9 murders, during April 1…