A memorial record of South African rural farm killings from 1994 to the present day
The South African government does not publish official statistics on rural and farm killings. These names exist because communities kept records.
Since 2007, the SAPS has stopped publishing separate statistics on farm attacks, merging them into general homicide figures. Without dedicated official data, the true scale of these killings has no public record — only the memory of those left behind.
This record has been compiled by citizens and community organisations from 1994 to the present day. It is incomplete — many murders never make it onto any list. The true numbers are unknown.
Victims include farmers, farmworkers, family members, and smallholding residents across all nine provinces — from isolated farms to peri-urban holdings.
This record is updated continuously. If you know of a case not listed here, sign in with Google to submit it. Every name matters.
Documented killings by method, province, and year. Click any province or method to filter the Names List.
Documented deaths per year. Click a bar to filter the names list.
Each entry represents a life. Click any card to view details, or (as admin) edit the record.
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