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More attacks on Afrikaners Sept 4 2010

Summary: Afrikaner farmer Karel Fischer, 86, used as human shield by black attackers;  Kathy Potgieter of Umhlalazi municipality raped near farm-dam KZN; Kidnapped actor Hendrik Cronje dumped in Mamelodi; Tens of thousands of poor Afrikaans kids start school with horrendous handicaps due to overcrowded backyard shacks; Kimberley hospital was probably torched says police.

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Fischer, Karel, 86, Morgenzon, Mpu farmer, tortured, used as human shield by 4 black militias in gunfight with 60 farm-defenders

Fisher Karel 86 Morgenzon used as human shield witness Joubert Gerhard Sept2_2010_ 86-year-old farmer Karel Fischer was recovering from a recent stroke when his farm at Morgenzon in Mpumalanga was attacked by a large gang of armed black attackers on Friday night. These ‘black heroes of the ANC-revolution’ tortured the old man and his son Adriaan extensively, demanding the key to the gunsafe – and kept on torturing him even though the sick old farmer was telling the truth: he did not have the key...  and when a huge number of farmers showed up, the cowardly gunmen used the old Afrikaner man as a human shield, hiding behind him and dragging him along through the field while fleeing… http://www.rapport.co.za/Suid-Afrika/Nuus/Bejaarde-boer-as-menseskild-gebruik-20100904

When a huge numbers of farmers – some sixty members of the farm-watch – responded to the emergency call, the black militia-members took the injured old farmer hostage and dragged him along, using him as a human shield in the fierce gun-fight which followed. His son Adriaan also was shot in both legs and was tortured. Both Fischer men were rushed to a hospital in Louis Trichardt. An unnamed farmer from Brits arrested one of the farm-attackers during the search which followed, shooting the man in the chest and confiscating the weapon in his possession. This arrested gunman now is treated a hospital under police-guard,  Willem Pelser of Rapport writes. He took the pictures and wrote the story.

Upon arrival at the homestead, the farm-watch members heard ‘blood-curdling screams’ coming from the farm-hopuse and realised that the old farmer was being tortured, said farmer Corné Nel – first on the scene together with farmer Gideon Joubert. . “The attackers were hiding behind Fischer the entire time while they were fleeing,’ he said. Joubert and two other farmers were forced to stop shooting when they saw that the black men were using the old Afrikaner as a human shield, dragging him along. “They dumped him a long distance from the homestead and fled on foot,’ said Joubert.

The sixty-member Farm Watch group launched an immediate search, following the trail of the attackers. One farmer of Bethal located one of the armed black men in the veldt and the man fired shots towards him – at which point the unnamed farmer shot hm in the chest with his .303 hunting rifle. This farm-attacker now is treated at Bethal hospital under police guard, writes Pelser. The firearm police confiscated from him had been stolen during a house-robbery earlier in Witbank. Secunda SAPS’s organised-crime unit spokesmen said a former farm-worker was also implicated in the attack and they were ‘hot on the trail of the other attackers around Witbank’.

When the commando-members returned to the homestead, they were greeted by a gruesome scene: ‘it really looked like a slaughterhouse, the house was covered in blood, with the injured Adriaan Fischer lying in a puddle of blood. Both men had been extensively tortured. Fischer senior had left the key to the gunsafe in Pretoria however –  in a house where he lived while recovering from a recent stroke. Fischer junior said the gunmen ‘didn’t want to believe him and kept bashing him in the face with a pistol, and also breaking his him.’ Adrian Fischer was discharged from hospital after surgery to his legs, however old Mr Fischer is in the intensive-care unit, in critical condition. * Die vuurwapen wat die beseerde rower by hom gehad het, is vroeër in Witbank gesteel.
http://www.rapport.co.za/Suid-Afrika/Nuus/Bejaarde-boer-as-menseskild-gebruik-20100904

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Kathy Potgieter critically ill after she and friend SAPS Capt Kevin Marallich were attacked at Bobby Hall ’s farm-dam near Nyoni KZN

Message from a Censorbugbear-Reports member: September 5 2010 -

“On Sunday we received very sad news. Kathy Potgieter and her boyfriend went fishing at Bobby Hall's farm dam, somewhere Between Amatikulu and Nyoni. They were attacked by two violent robbers who hit Kevin (*Kevin Marallich, Capt. SAPS crime intelligence unit) on the back of the head with a rock. Then they shot him in the face with a very high caliber gun. He died. Kathy was also bashed about terribly and raped. And then thrown into the dam to drown. They stole the bakkie, cell phones , Kathy's bag and their picnic stuff. The Induna of the farm was walking by about 3 hours later and reported to Bobby Hall about his find. Two local farmers, one with lifeguard training went over to the dam and swam in and rescued Kathy who was floating on her back. 

Not much chance of a recovery – critically ill:

  • She was rushed to Umhlanga hospital and had surgery on her head to relieve the pressure and was also put onto a ventilator to get her breathing again. She is critically ill and there is not much promise of her recovery. She now has infection in the stomach and lungs And blood in the urine. If she does recover the doctors say that there is a possibility of brain damage. She is still unconscious
    - and not responding to anything at this stage. “

Now look at how the media reports it:

  • By Yusuf Moolla - A policeman was shot and killed and his fiancee seriously injured when they were attacked while fishing on a farm near Nyoni, north of Durban yesterday. Crime intelligence officer Kevin Marallich was shot in the face, while his fiancee, Kathy Potgieter, was also shot. Police spokesman Colonel Jay Naicker said the couple had been fishing at a dam on the farm, Ashill. He said at about 3pm, farmworkers called the police after discovering the couple. Potgieter was flown to Umhlanga Hospital where she was in a critical condition. Naicker said the investigation had been taken over by the organised crime unit.  http://www.iol.co.za/index.php?set_id=1&click_id=15&art_id=vn20100830065125352C727843
  • Off-duty police officer stoned to death, companion seriously injured
  • An off-duty police officer was stoned to death while his companion received serious wounds on Sunday this week. According to the SAPS, captain Kevin Marallich (53) and his companion Kathy Potgieter (59) were fishing at a dam on Ashhill farm in the Nyoni area. It is suspected that the couple was approached by two assailants sometime between 1 and 3pm who stoned them and then stole Marallichs Ford Bantam LDV as well as other items. The couple was found by farm workers at approximately 3pm. The workers contacted the farm owner, who summonsed police and paramedics. Marallich died at the scene and Potgieter was transported to a local hospital where she is in a critical condition. On Monday, members of the Durban Organised Crime Unit and Eshowe Crime Intelligence Unit followed up information on a suspect in the killing of Marallich. Police arrived at the eSikhawini residence at 12:00, where the suspect attempted to open fire. Police returned fire and the suspect was shot and killed. Marallichs vehicle along with other items taken during the attack were recovered. A firearm was also recovered. The SAPS continues to search for one other suspect in connection with the attack, which has shocked and outraged members of the SAPS and the public alike. “ It saddened me deeply to hear of yet another death of a senior police member whom I have known for more than 15 years”, said uThungulu District Mayor Stan Larkan. “Kevin was a dedicated, hard working and enthusiastic member of the police force and always conducted his work in an exemplary manner. We have lost another devoted and loyal member of the Force”, said Larkan. “I have also personally known and worked with Kathy Potgieter for some 25 years as she is secretary to the municipal manager of uMlalazi Municipality,” he added. “This wicked and despicable murder on Kevin and attack on Kathy is condemned in the strongest terms and there is no place in this land for ruthless thugs as in this case and criminal elements in general and they must be removed from civil society and if that means by shooting and killing in retaliation as was done in this particular case, I fully support the SAPS actions”, he said.

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Afrikaans actor Hendrik Cronjé kidnapped, dumped in black township

2010-09-04 RAPPORT, PRETORIA. Afrikaner actor Hendrik Cronjé and friend Henrich Schultz were kidnapped at 1am Friday Sept 3 2010 from the Menlyn shopping centre in Pretoria; robbed at gunpoint, ordered into the carboot, kidnapped and driven to Mamelodi township. The young actor said they are lucky to be alive: their ambushers’only dumped them’-- although the two black gunmen had repeatedly threatened to kill the Afrikaners. http://www.rapport.co.za/Suid-Afrika/Nuus/Lukas-gekaap-in-veld-gelos-20100904

 Cronje Hendrik actor 7deLaanShow kidnapped drumped in Mamelodi township Sept32010 Cronjé, who acts in the Afrikaans TV-soap "7deLaan', said they were attacked by two black men when they returned to their car after attending the premiere of the Afrikaans movie Bakgat Two. The actor who plays the part of Lukas Mulder in the soapie, said he initially thought the men would 'only rob them' - however instead the two Afrikaner men were ordered to climb into the car-boot, writes Rapport journalist Gavin Prins.

"We are going to kill you now,' their attackers kept on screaming as they drove off with the two Afrikaners. Instead the car stopped in Mamelodi and they were ordered out of the boot."We walked for a few minutes and then knocked at the door of a house to get help,' said Cronjé.

The Brooklyn police took their statements --  and while this was taking place, the report came in that the actor's car was tracked to a site in Mamelodi. Just hours after his nightmare-experience, the young Afrikaner was back on the set of Sewende Laan.

"People must approach their parked cars with caution,' he warned. "The hijackers had hidden away behind an electric signal box to ambush us. "I thank the Lord that we are alive. Things could have been much worse.' http://www.rapport.co.za/Suid-Afrika/Nuus/Lukas-gekaap-in-veld-gelos-20100904

Destitute Afrikaner kids start school careers with horrendous handicaps

AfrikanerPoorKidsFoodAidHelpendeHand_and Egoli actor David Rees Picture above: Lindie van Eeden en David Rees (actor of the soap Egoli) are handing out food-aid together with Solidarity trade union’s Helpende Hand charity organisation.

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PRETORIA - Sept 5 2010 -- In the homes of tens of thousands of destitute Afrikaner families, the  children live in such overcrowded conditions that many youngsters start their school careers with a horrendous psychological handicap for which specialist-care is urgently needed, reports Lindie van Eeden of Solidarity Trade Union in South Africa. 

She says in such homes, ‘there may be 23 people sharing one house and 18 people sharing the same baths and toilets. The implications for youngsters raised in such an environment without any privacy, is that many can’t even verbalise properly, others are over-active and can’t keep quiet: they are suffering such handicaps which are caused by their environment and often only are aware of those things happening directly around them, in their immediate surroundings. They often struggle to catch up with children who were raised in two-parent families, in ‘wealthier’ environments… http://www.sondag.co.za/artikels/Nuus/SKOOL-OOK-HULLE-HUIS

Solidariteit trade union’s care agency is increasingly asked for speech- and labour-therapists and also psychiatrists who have skills in  helping such destitute children integrate into their school environment – besides the charity attending to their daily urgent needs such as food and clothing. “The lack of privacy for such children has a tremendous emotional impact, they are challenged by the most basic tasks if they have to do anything more than play with leaves and stones… http://www.sondag.co.za/artikels/Nuus/SKOOL-OOK-HULLE-HUIS

Kimberley hospital torched, police believe

KIMBERLEY, South Africa. September 4 2010 Arson is being investigated by the SAPS North Cape after a mysterious fire broke out in the Kimberley Hospital ‘s linnen-room. Lt Col Mashay Gamieldin said the fire suddenly erupted at 18.30 on Tuesday – and patients had to be evacuated from the fourth and fifth floor. One worker was treated for smoke-inhalation and nobody was arrested. http://www.nuus24.com/Suid-Afrika/Nuus/Brand-breek-uit-by-Kimberley-hospitaal-20100901