A South African farmer and two employees have been accused of killing two women and feeding their bodies to pigs on a farm in Limpopo province. The victims, Maria Makgatho and Locadia Ndlovu, were allegedly shot after trespassing in August to scavenge expired dairy products left for the pigs.
The farm owner, Zachariah Johannes Olivier, supervisor Andrian Rudolph de Wet, and agricultural worker William Musora face two counts of premeditated murder, one of attempted murder, and possession of an unlicensed firearm. Musora, a Zimbabwean, is also charged with being in South Africa illegally.
A third person, reported to be Ndlovu's husband, was injured and crawled to a road for help. Days later, police found the women's decomposing bodies in a pigsty. The accused appeared in court on Tuesday for a bail hearing, which was postponed until October.
The case has sparked outrage amid high violent crime rates, mistreatment of farm workers, and land ownership inequalities. Political parties protested outside court, demanding harsh sentences and denial of bail. The South African Human Rights Commission condemned the killings and called for anti-racism dialogues.
