Blood on the Land: The Human Toll of South Africa’s Farm Murders

This week on Profiler Africa, we go deep into one of the most brutal and misunderstood crime waves in South Africa — farm murders.

Host Paul Llewellyn and forensic psychologist Gerard Labuschagne are joined by veteran detective Gawie “Sakkie” Louwrens, who’s investigated over 300 farm killings. Now retired from SAPS, Sakkie leads an independent rural crime unit taking on what the police can’t — or won’t.

Forget the headlines and political spin. This episode is about the real people living — and dying — on South Africa’s farms.

🔍 What we cover:

• What the stats really say about farm attacks

• Why economics, not race, drives most of these crimes

• Six harrowing cases: torture, arson, air rifles, and more

• The myth of “white genocide” and how it hurts real prevention

• Survivors, families, and the frontline investigators

• What needs to change to break the cycle

🧠 Guest:
Gawie “Sakkie” Louwrens — 26 years in SAPS, former head of Limpopo’s murder and organised crime unit, now founder of Bosveld Misdaad Ondersoeke, an independent rural crime task team.

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