White South African Farmer Kills 2 Black Women, Feeds Them To Pigs

The case of two black women allegedly shot and fed to pigs by a white farmer and his workers has sparked widespread outrage in South Africa, BBC reports on Wednesday.

Maria Makgato, 45, and Lucia Ndlovu, 34, were reportedly searching for food on a farm near Polokwane in Limpopo province when they were shot in August.

Their bodies were then allegedly fed to pigs in an attempt to conceal the crime.
The court is currently deciding whether to grant bail to the farm owner, Zachariah Johannes Olivier, 60, and his two employees, Adrian de Wet, 19, and William Musora, 50, as they await trial for murder.

None of the men have entered a formal plea yet.

BBC reports that protests erupted outside the courtroom in Polokwane, with demonstrators holding placards and demanding that the suspects be denied bail.

Inside the courtroom, families of the victims and the accused filled the benches as magistrate Ntilane Felleng allowed media coverage, citing public interest in the case.

The three accused also face charges of attempted murder for allegedly shooting at Ndlovu’s husband, Mabutho Ncube, who managed to survive the attack.

Ncube said he reported the incident to the police, who later found the decomposed bodies of his wife and Makgato in the farm’s pigsty.

According to the BBC, the incident has devastated the families of the victims, especially Makgato’s four sons, who range in age from five to 22.

Her eldest son, Ranti Makgato, tearfully told the BBC, “My mum died a painful death, she was a loving mother who did everything for us. We lacked nothing because of her.