The Democratic Alliance (DA) has expressed its deepest outrage and condemnation over a barbaric attack on a 70-year-old farmer, Rolé Uys, in Mpumalanga.
The attack involved boiling water being poured over Ms. Uys before she was chained, gagged, and left for dead, which defies comprehension.
The cruelty of this assault...defies comprehension.
This incident is a reminder of the daily fear faced by farmers and rural residents across South Africa, with Ms. Uys having already survived a similar attack just two months prior.
Rural South Africans continue to live in fear, often isolated and under-resourced, with a lack of adequate policing, security infrastructure, and rapid response mechanisms leaving communities vulnerable to criminals.
Author's summary: DA condemns brutal farm attack in Mpumalanga.