The case of two black women reportedly sh0t and fed to pigs by a white farmer and two of his employees has sparked uproar in South Africa. Maria Makgato, 45, and Lucia Ndlovu, 34, were allegedly sh0t while seeking for food on a farm near Polokwane in South Africa’s northern Limpopo province in August.
Their bodies were subsequently said to have been put to pigs in an apparent attempt to dispose of the evidence.
A judge will now determine whether to give bail to farm owner Zachariah Johannes Olivier, 60, and his employees Adrian de Wet, 19, and William Musora, 50, until their m_rder trial. The three guys were not yet asked to make a plea in court.
Previously, demonstrators rallied outside court, demanding that the accused be granted bail. Ms Makgato’s brother Walter Mathole told the BBC that the tragedy had increased racial tensions between black and white South Africans.
“My mum di3d a p@inful de@th, she was a loving mother who did everything for us. We lacked nothing because of her,” Ranti Makgato, the oldest of her sons, te@rfully told the BBC.
“I think I’ll sleep better at night if the alleged k!llers are denied bail,” he added.
The opposition Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party has said the farm should be shut down.
“The EFF cannot stand by while products from this farm continue to be sold as they pose a danger to consumers,” it said after the bodies were found.
Despite the fact that apartheid’s r@cial system was abolished 30 years ago, this remains prevalent in the country’s rural parts.
The three men in Polokwane court face attempted m_rder charges for firing at Ms Ndlovu’s husband, who was with the women on the farm, as well as possession of an unregistered firearm. Mabutho Ncube survived the ordeal on Saturday evening, August 17, crawling away and calling a doctor for help.
