We need a new solution
There are more than 131 000 cases of stolen stock each year.
The Free State Province alone has about 4 000 stock theft cases reported yearly. A significant amount of stock thefts are not reported as farmers feel that nothing will be done in any case which means that thousands more cases need to be added to these numbers.
According to Statistics South Africa the non-reporting of stock theft comes down to about 70.7% of cases.
UNISA estimates the value of livestock stolen during 2019/2020 to be around R1 179 458 600.
On average there are about 182 cattle, 282 sheep and 138 goats being stolen every day in South Africa.
What is the extent, worth and impact to South Africa if we don’t change our strategy?