Mealie farmer at centre of tense stand-off playing out in Ermelo
Jailed over the alleged attempted murder of three girls, wife accused of trying to bribe dad of one of the alleged victims, farmworker fired and rehired
24 July 2022 - 00:00
An Ermelo mealie farmer locked up for attempted murder; a wife facing bribery accusations; a 10-year-old girl in hospital awaiting surgery and a farmworker father trying to make sense of an SMS saying “Soek ander werk” ["Look for another job”]...
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