- Annette Kennealy, 51, was beaten and stabbed to death on her farm in Limpopo
- A male suspect, 40, has been arrested and will appear before court
- Kennealy was publicly outspoken about attacks on white Afrikaner farmers
- Comes as South African government pushes ahead with plans to expropriate land without compensation to correct the 'historic imbalance' of apartheid
Annette Kennealy, 51, was killed on a smallholding in Limpopo province on either Monday night or Tuesday morning where she had been staying with an employee, police said.
The alarm was raised by Ms Kennealy's mother, Kim Labuschagne, after she tried and failed to get in touch with her daughter on Tuesday.
A male relative then went to the farm where Ms Kennealy's body was found face-down in a pool of blood.
Annette Kennealy, 51, a farmer activist from Limpopo province was beaten to death with a hammer and iron rod
Kennealy was a publicly outspoken supporter of the white Afrikaner community and former councillor with South Africa's opposition Democratic Alliance party
Police spokesman Colonel Moatshe Ngoepe said Ms Kennealy was found with 'multiple stab wounds'.
Marius Mueller, director of Afrikaner campaign group AfriForum, told Marelo Media that Ms Kennealy had been found with head wounds.
She was found laying on her stomach, had wounds to her left eye and an open wound on her forehead, he said.
A hammer was found next to the body alongside an iron rod, he added.
Another police spokesperson, Col Moatshe, said that a 40-year-old male suspect has been arrested and will soon appear before the Louis Trichardt Magistrate Court.
Kennealy made one last Facebook post about farmer attacks before she was murdered
Kennealy's last two Facebook posts were about attacks on white farmers this year
Kennealy was a publicly outspoken supporter of the white Afrikaner community, a prominent farmer and a former councillor with the opposition Democratic Alliance.
In her last Facebook post, she shared a link alleging that 10 farm attacks, including one murder, had been reported in four days in 21019.
She also routinely shared links and stories relating to politics in South Africa, and the government's plans to start expropriating farms from white land-owners.
A DA spokesman in Limpopo paid tribute to her as news of her death spread, saying: 'The DA asked for justice to be served on those responsible for her untimely and...
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ReplyDeleteI am surprised that she wasn't armed...or perhaps she was and the perp got the drop on her. When I went to Limpopo last year this was weighing on my mind and I discussed it with my Professional Hunter guide. He assured me that they would be packing at all times and that they had a neighborhood radio network that was turned on at all times so that the farmers could mount an immediate response in support of anyone under attack. During our visit I was pleased to note that all farmers were packing even the pretty young wives had a side arm tucked away if you knew what to watch for.
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