Shocking hate crimes - farm murders - in South Africa

And the world looks away.  You can shout from the mountains and hilltops calling for the media to help, but there is none. March 2009, the story of a gruesome killing, a deliberate hate crime can be described as pure terrorism and genocide on innocent humans.  The story contains graphic details of one of the most horrifying hate crimes in South Africa. 

One of the most shocking recent examples of two anti-white racist hate-crimes were the 6 March 2009 torture murders of Mrs. Alice Lotter, 76, and her unmarried daughter Helen, 57,
which caused a wave of abhorrence amongst the entire white community because of its incredible cruelty. 

The women, both frail, were tortured to death at their farm in Allenridge near Welkom in the Free State. Their home was located several hundred meters from the Allenridge police station.
According to forensic evidence, the Lotter mother and daughter had died excruciatingly painful deaths: first tortured reportedly for hours, by being stabbed with broken glass bottles into their vaginas. One of the women also had her breasts cut off while she was still alive – and then both women’s blood, police forensic experts found, had been used to paint the ANC’s anti-Afrikaner hate slogan ‘Kill the Boer Kill the Farmer’ on the walls of their homestead. They were then allegedly killed by strangulation: i.e. they were hanged after their excruciating torture.

Reportedly, their sexual body parts were partially harvested and allegedly sold to a witch doctor to manufacture 'traditional African medicine' with the human tissue.

However this specific detail -- although reported by the police -- was not mentioned during the trials in the Odendaalsrust magistrate's court, and in the Welkom High Court -- and there was no report that the witchdoctor had ever been arrested for purchasing the harvested tissue.

Medical examiners testified that the victims wombs were so shredded that they were completely missing as were parts of their breasts. They tortured the women with broken beer bottles, stabbed into their anuses and vaginas - and their wombs.

Testimony by Police officer who found the mother, description of injuries:
Pieces of fat the size of a man’s hand were sliced off the body of tortured farm woman Helen Lotter, and she was stabbed in her vagina and anus with a broken beer bottle.
WELKOM. “Miss Helen Lotter was so severely injured (during an attack on her Annandale, Free State farm) that I found two large pieces of her body-fat the size of my hand lying next to her on the kitchen floor where she was found covered in blood. ‘ This was the testimony by SAPS warrant-officer Frederik Meintjies, a photographer for the SAPS criminal-records center. He photographed the crime scene shortly after the cruel mutilation-murders of Boer women Mrs. Alice Lotter, 78, and her daughter Ms. Helen Lotter, 57 on March 6, 2009, at their Allenridge, Free State homestead. The cruelly-mutilated mother and daughter were still alive and in excruciating pain when the police team arrived. They died later in hospital.

Earlier statements from experienced, tough police officers and paramedics also noted that the murders of the Lotter women were the ‘most brutal crime scene they had ever witnessed.”
The accused denied all charges. 

NOW the public has assistance when it comes to reporting hate crimes, thanks to the Hate Crimes Working Group (HCWG) The HCWG is a multi-sectoral network of civil society organizations set up to spearhead advocacy and reform initiatives about hate crimes in South Africa. HCWG have given the following recommendations.

We need to educate people on the following:

South Africa has a place you can report hate crimes.

1) Look up the criteria what hate crimes are.

2) Then educate yourselves.

3) So that you can report hate crimes at this South African site.

Here is a link to the website:Hate Crimes Working Group

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Too dangerous to raise children in South Africa

President Jacob Zuma once said, “Education enables people to move forward.” Zuma said that countries that did not focus on education were left behind. “Nations investing in education will always succeed and find a prosperous future,” he said.

Why would a president make such a bold statement and not focus on the real crisis? The crisis that South Africa is the worst country and the most dangerous place for children to live, under the current conditions. It has been 22 years of “democracy” and for the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to release a damning report communicates the present day danger. A danger most people are aware of and one the government chooses to ignore. The government is not building the country; it is slowly tearing it down.

The UNICEF report recently revealed that South Africa is now rated as the worst country in the world to raise your children in. In yet another shocking example of how much South Africa has fallen under Jacob Zuma, it was revealed that 77 of every 100 000 children die at school in South Africa. The highest in the world. That’s higher than China, Russia, Ukraine, DRC, Somalia or Brazil.

The report listed that violence impacted on education. Fear and threats were a contribution for a large number of failures and children not seeking to continue receiving an education. Intimidation is a factor and bullies are the hoodlums that abuse the school system.

Another problem listed in the report was the dangerous routes children had to take to get to school. Often the children were forcefully distracted and recruited into criminal activities. Drugs is a major problem that the government chooses to ignore. Poor infrastructure, not enough schools, no text books, no education!

In the scathing report, Jacob Zuma was to blame for turning South Africa into one of the world’s worse countries. Education and health issues are not addressed by the government, yet the corruption that is openly managed is the indication of a failing system.

The report touched on the racism, intimidation and culture of violence against minorities in South Africa. A belief that these practices are nurtured by the ANC to keep voters distracted from the real situation.

The death toll for South African children was listed as the worst in the world with approximately 76 deaths per 100 000. While deaths of children in the United States was placed at 12 childern per 100000 die and this includes infanticide. It is shocking, and the government ignores the situation.

Zuma said, “nations that invest in education will succeed.” The question is why Zuma and his cabinet do not practice what they preach?

Laura Oneale  - published today on  - South Africa Today – South Africa News

SABC websites were hacked today with a huge DDOS attack

All SABC websites were hacked today with a huge DDOS attack.
Hacktivist group – Anonymous have claimed responsibility.

 

Anonymous Africa says that the online attack is a retaliation for the national broadcaster’s decision to censor news coverage.

A statement from Anonymous said: “We will stop the attacks at SABC (for now) at 4pm. We are not done yet‚ lots of action coming. Things are going to get wild.”


Meanwhile‚ SABC spokesperson Kaizer Kganyago was quoted on Sunday afternoon as saying that the broadcaster was still looking into the alleged cyber attack.
“I need to check with the head of IT‚” Kganyago said to Fin24 when he was contacted for comment on Sunday afternoon.

Anonymous Africa is also alleged to have hacked and taken down the website of the Economic Freedom Fighters in the early hours of Sunday‚ but this could not immediately be confirmed.
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What a difference 22 two years have made – part 2 - VIDEO

The old South African army was a force to be reckoned with,  diligent, hardworking soldiers, who did their duty and protected the country. The young lads who lost their lives protecting the borders during the guerilla warfare will not be forgotten. 

The army had to confront external threats and internal unrest that escalated to an armed confrontation between the state and liberation forces. An army that we will remember with pride. What is a real pity is that the old South African army which received high accolades in WW2 has been reduced to a new corrupt force of villains?

Watch the video of the old South African army.

Back to the future. Jacob Zuma once said South Africa has built a new army out of the ashes of the old apartheid forces. A force that terrorized black people.  Whatever did Zuma mean by the “Ashes,” probably that the army was too forceful and had to be killed? Now it is Zuma’s army.

Watch the “Hell March” video of the new SANDF.   It is a joke, they are so out of shape, it's scandalous.

Not to forget the fraud, corruption, and abuse in the new army.  There is the story published last year about the SA Army's Infantry School in Oudtshoorn. Army instructors were physically jumping on the backs and chests of not only male but female recruits. Many were refused medical attention, and the racist verbal abuse was shocking.

Bantu Holomisa Chairperson of the SANDF Service Commission said in a statement during March 2014 that the army is in a state of decline.  The situation is so bad that the army would not even be able to contain an internal revolt within its borders. After this report was issued, the SANDF refused to comment on claims made by defense experts or the media.  

Would Holomisa make up a story about the new defense force, I do not believe that he would. There is far too many imperfections in the army today; basic training is outrageous, labor problems and a lack of intelligence capability to name but a few. The ANC have done a marvelous job with the army. There is a vast difference between the old South African army and the new, in only 22 years, what is going to happen in the next decade. 

Laura Oneale - published on South Africa Today – South Africa News

Read the first article as well.  "What a difference 20 years have made"

The ANC endorses Terror and Violence

Velaphi Khumalo (a government employee, suspended with full pay for damning racial slurs) represents a growing element of South African society who feel justified making violence-filled statements and terror threats.

The problem here is that there are millions of uneducated black South Africans who are still bitter, feeling frustration, a little confused, and who are sadly predisposed to take these statements as permission to act upon them.

It is a sad testament of how the lives of black people in South Africa have declined to such a point, to where they would harbour and publicly express so much violence and vitriol towards others.
More concerning to the average South African is the lack of outrage expressed by the governing political party, the ANC at Velaphi Khumalo's comment.

The ANC's 'sweep it under the rug' policy toward terror-speech is a disturbing trend and should concern every citizen in this country.

It means we have lost our moral compass, and the ANC feel it's okay to let it continue.
It means our leaders are not educated enough to understand the direct and indirect impact of allowing terror-speech to continue unchecked against minorities, and immigrants. We are also seeing terror -speech toward homosexuals, those with HIV, the wealthy, anything culturally tied to Europe..etc...and who knows what else? Our ANC leaders lack concern about this is telling ...but only a few people in government appear to acknowledge the role this is playing in the loss of confidence world communities have in South African leadership...and the significant effect that will have on us.
All this means the ANC fail the sniff test as a party that is inclusive of all races, beliefs, creeds and cultures - all are a core element needed in the rebuilding and healing of our country.

I will say confidently - it is clear that the ANC is endorsing public statements of violence and terroristic acts towards anyone who does not fit their profile and tow the ANC party line.
These comments are way beyond racist comments folks - these comments make every day racist comments look plain-vanilla,  can people see the difference between racial slurs and violence/terror speech?

This terror-speech, and promotion of terror and violence towards others is a disturbing precursor to xenophobia, genocide, class-driven killings, and anarchy - it reveals a complete breakdown in moral fiber in our political leaders which are now poisoning the minds of impressionable people.
Racists comments from people like Penny Sparrow need to be addressed, but are less of a concern than violence-filled comments that promote terror - these should result in immediate prosecution and jail time, and if deaths occur as a result of terror-speech, the more dire punishment should be considered.

As a majority country, let's show our outrage at violence and terror-speech, and maybe, just maybe there will be light at the end of the tunnel.
As a majority country, we need to awaken to the fact that the ANC strongly influenced the direction we are taking - believe me they could fix this if they wanted to, but they won't, token efforts yes, but only token.

As many of you who have read my writings, this terror-speech issue is overshadowed by larger forces tied to the economy. Our government is inept, and our economy is failing, our country is on a steep decline - physically and spiritually and morally.

All these other issues are red herrings - in a year or two they will be minor compared to food supply struggles, increasing unemployment, increasing crime, hunger and thirst, inflation, and breakdown of infrastructure. But it appears to be our destiny.

I am scared for all my brothers and sisters. I love you all. We must keep sharing our love, show empathy, and reach out to those who are hurting.

By Menzi Solomon Shange

Menzi Solomon Shange is from Kwazulu Natal where he spent his childhood. At the age of 18, Mr. Shange moved abroad to pursue his bachelor's degree, after which he returned to South Africa, and currently lives in Gauteng. Mr. Shange owns a successful business that services the mining industry. Mr. Shange started publicly writing in the last two years and is providing razor-sharp commentary on social-political issues, providing an insight and a vision that is striking a chord amongst many South Africans. Mr. Shange has developed a strong anti-ANC following - his powerful, intelligent, and unique writing style has become his key signature, and quickly recognised by his followers. His belief that the ANC is impeding/undermining the advancement of millions of poor South Africans has strong support across many mainstream groups, both community-based, political-based, and business-based.

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