A closer inspection of the list of farm murder victims provided by the Lex Libertas organisation, as part of their “3000 White Crosses” project, which saw white crosses being planted on the lawns of the National Mall in Washington, DC on Saturday 26 September, challenges the Afrikaner persecution narrative cited by the organisation and its allies.
The list, which cites the names of mostly white victims of farm murders between pre-1990 and 2026, includes the names of many black victims.
However, the motive for some of these murders does not fit into the accusation of alleged political incitement, driven in part by, according to Ernst Roets and others, the singing of the chant “Kill the Boer”.
The imagery of the white crosses has been used for years in the narrative around murdered white South African farmers.
US President Donald Trump has repeatedly and falsely claimed that a “white genocide” is taking place in South Africa, a result of years of lobbying by Afrikaner rights groups, which led to the US creating an exclusive refugee plan for mainly white Afrikaners, stating they face violent attacks and land seizures.
Following the installation of the crosses in Washington, DC, many online commentators have accused Lex Libertas of using victims of South Africa’s horrific violent crime problem to make a racial argument that the underlying data simply doesn’t establish.
It’s astonishing to see how disappointed people on the Left are when they discover that we include the names of black people on our list of farm murder victims.
They want us to exclude them, because they want to be angry about that and justify their false accusations of racism.
— Ernst Roets (@ErnstRoets) September 21, 2026
But then this directly contradicts the view that YOU sold the world that white people are targeted. You can’t want to correct A narrative that you were instrumental in creating at the very end. You were told countless times that this is a crime issue and not targeted.
— Mogale_Mogale (@MMashilo28) September 21, 2026
All your videos are of people “commemorating the killing of white farmers”
Your entire campaign was is based on the false narrative of white farmers being targeted.
Pull the other one. You know very well what you did.— Drikus Weideman (@denialmustend) September 28, 2026
Below is a short list of some of the victims’ names cited by Lex Libertas, showing a variety of motives that do not reconcile with the “persecution” narrative.
| Date | Victim(s) | Location | Circumstances |
|---|---|---|---|
| July 2003 | Muntungethuke Majola (64), Sihle Majola (22), Sindisiwe Majola (27), Sipho Majola (34) | Mevamhlophe, outside Empangeni, KwaZulu-Natal | Unidentified gunmen posing as police entered the family home at about 11:30 pm and opened fire. Six family members were killed; only four are listed by Lex Libertas |
| June 2004 | Ashley Ndala (18) | Sterkspruit farm | Beaten to death and his body hidden in a veld. His skull was later brought home by dogs. Two farm workers were arrested. |
| 15 May 2009 | Elias Khari Sehularo (81) | Roodepan farm, Northern Cape | Found dead with a fatal slash wound to the head. A 19-year-old Zimbabwean who had worked for him was later arrested. |
| March 2011 | Buyi Xaba (40) | Mooiplaas farm near Vryheid, KwaZulu-Natal | Found naked with her chest cut open and her heart removed. Three suspects, including a traditional healer, were arrested. |
| 28 August 2015 | Robert Rhadebe (67) | Silo/Siloe farm, Harrismith district, Free State | Two men allegedly entered the home after pretending to want to buy wood. Robert and his wife were tied up and stabbed. Robert died from his injuries; the attackers fled with a bakkie and R300. |
| November 2015 | Lucky Sithome (30) and Gavin Wolfswinkel (32) | Boschkop, Pretoria East | Both were shot during an armed robbery after responding to a security alarm. Sithome was shot in the chest and Wolfswinkel in the head. |
| 19 March 2016 | Bonisile Bixa (75) | Tyelekebende Locality, Nqabarha Village, near Dutywa | Attacked while sleeping. He was stabbed, robbed, and his body was subsequently set alight. |
| October 2018 | Philemon Ngwenya (53) | Thembalihle | Vrede Dairy Farm Whistleblower. Found murdered and wrapped in blankets in his shack. Reports cited in the source said he may have been killed elsewhere and his body brought back to make it appear he died in his sleep. |
| 16 October 2018 | John Shabangu (55) | Family farm, Verena Road, Middelburg | Shot inside the main farmhouse. The source also records a dispute over the land and an alleged threat that “one by one you will go until we have the land.” |
| 4 January 2019 | Joshua Mutaasa (38) and Rita Mutaasa (43) | Wildebeeslaagte, Northam, Limpopo | Attacked with a sharp object and their home was set alight. Their remains were found charred. The source links the attack to a dispute over payments for a BMW. |
| August 2021 | Mgwenika Twala, Selina Maloka and three children (6, 16 and 19) | Toekoms farm | The family of five were stabbed to death on the farm. |
| 27 May 2023 | Hlompo Patrick Phale (33) | Farm near Amelia, Zamdela | Sheep herder found with his hands tied and a gunshot wound to the stomach. About 98 sheep were stolen. Three suspects were arrested. |
| 11 June 2024 | Elizabeth Maseloane (60) | Smallholding outside Swartruggens, North West | Four suspects allegedly entered the property and killed Maseloane. They later ambushed, robbed and kidnapped her husband, who escaped. |
| 2 December 2024 | Vinolia Sedibe (41) | Potloodspruit, near Mashishing/Lydenburg, Mpumalanga | Intruders held Sedibe and another woman hostage. Sedibe was taken into nearby bushes, bound with cable ties and strangled. Two suspects were arrested. |
| December 2025 | Mbongeni Sikhakhane | Sweetwaters, Pietermaritzburg, KwaZulu-Natal | KwaZulu-Natal Chairperson of the African Farmers Association of South Africa (AFASA). Five armed men allegedly stormed his home, shot him and demanded money and his firearm from his wife. They then went to his shop, where his daughter had locked herself inside. |
The next step for Roets and Lex Libertas is to display the crosses at the Union Buildings. It remains to be seen whether they will get permission to do so.
The crosses are being loaded to be shipped to South Africa. Let’s see if the South African government gives us permission to display them at the Union Buildings. pic.twitter.com/P53PJ7we0M
— Ernst Roets (@ErnstRoets) September 26, 2026
