Deputy president reported to the human rights commission
The Deputy President, Mr Kgalema Motlanthe, has been reported to the Human Rights Commission after his statement that many farm attacks are the results of disenchanted workers who were not paid by farmers and who were arrested after the farmers reported them to the law enforcement agencies prior to being paid.
The president of TAU SA, Mr Ben Marais, said that the deputy presidents’ statement was not based on facts and that it creates a climate for increased attacks on farmers, their families and their employees. The data base available to TAU SA indicates that attackers are seldom known to the victims and that the latter are being attacked by unknown strangers.