Biesiesvlei is a settlement in
Ditsobotla Local Municipality in the
North West
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province of
South Africa
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.
The village was in the news in June 2014, when eleven infants died there from drinking contaminated water. Street protests and lawsuits resulted.
On 2 August 2023, Dr. Carel Nel was murdered at his farmstead in Biesiesvlei. Some attributed his murder to the singing of the anthem "
Kill the Boer" by the
Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), which was reported on the online website, ''The South African''.
Breaking News: Farm attacks surge in SA after EFF sings "Kill the Boer" song
thesouthafrican.com. Accessed 8 August 2023.
References
Populated places in the Ditsobotla Local Municipality
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