Farm Killings in South Africa

by Nechama Brodie

Dr Nechama Brodie challenges many of the myths used to narrate farm killings. She includes nearly a century of news reports, statistical data, legal cases and expert research on violence on farms, including violence experienced by farm labourers and in black communities surrounding mostly white-owned farmlands.

Farm Killings in South Africa provides a compelling and heart-breaking record of the reality of violence in South Africa.

256 pages, Paperback

Published September 1, 2022

About the author

Also writes as NR Brodie.

South African journalist, author and academic.

Reviews

[Ari Damoulakis · Rating 1 out of 5]

Yeah right, you honestly expect me to believe the spin that so few farm murders are politically motivated? I don’t trust this at all and am totally skeptical about the thoroughness of the research.
You often read on her social media her left-wing biases (yes I know we are subconsciously are influenced by our biases), but she often makes puerile comments about the very real fears that Conservative Afrikaners have. Combine this with her being associated with organizations such as Africa Check and their links to funding by the OSF, we know how the research bread in this book is buttered towards the leftist and globalist agendas of these organizations. Combine that with all the other issues our country has surrounding our racial history and the strong emotions that evokes, all that makes me take this book with a massive grain of salt.
Oh yes, plus the fact that, as of this moment in time, it is still perfectly legal in this country to sing ‘shoot the boer.’
I’m totally 100 percent sure that that has never influenced any of the singers to think of going to carry out farm attacks.
Because this is text, my last remark is of course sarcastic.
Brutal farm attacks continue to occur, and, in my opinion, one of the extremely few good things Trump has done as president is offering Afrikaners refugee status.

[Tegan Snyman · Rating 5 out of 5]

I am a huge fan of Dr. Brodie's work. Like I said in my review of Femicide in South Africa, a book researched and written by an academic is always another experience because (in my biased opinion) it is just on another level of quality. This book is both urgent and timely and fucking heartbreaking and in some strange way also somewhat hopeful, in that her call for more and better knowledge and data on crime and violence in South Africa gives us a framework to go forward with. More people should read this book, and hold our Government and media and private sector (spoiler: regarding gun ownership!!!!) as well as each other, accountable.

[Avril Powrie · Rating 1 out of 5]

She is in denial.