Expat Slams ‘Kill the Boer’ Violence in South Africa’s Brutal Farm Murders & ‘White Genocide’

Winston Sterzel, a South African expatriate and content creator known as SerpentZA, has intensified the ongoing outcry over brutal farmer murders in South Africa with a hard-hitting YouTube video, spotlighting incidents like the July 15, 2022, massacre at Lismore farm near Kestell, Free State, among other violent attacks.

In his video, “The Truth about White-Genocide in South Africa,” Sterzel claims that white farmers are being systematically targeted in a wave of savage attacks, pointing to the Kestell incident as a prime example of a broader crisis threatening South Africa’s white Afrikaner community.

According to Sterzel, the Kestell farm murders saw seven people, six women and a 17-year-old boy, gunned down in a horrific attack. He states that two women were raped before the perpetrators went on a shooting spree, with some victims also stabbed to ensure their deaths. The victims included Sesi Smit, the farm owner’s wife, her stepson Rhudi Binta, and five farmworkers. Sterzel describes the scene as one of unimaginable brutality, with two suspects, aged 34 and 22, arrested and charged with murder, rape, robbery, and other crimes.

Sterzel frames the Kestell murders as part of a larger pattern of violence against white farmers, which he calls a “white genocide.” He argues that white South Africans, particularly Afrikaner farmers, are being wiped out through orchestrated attacks, often involving extreme cruelty. He cites other incidents, such as the torture of Leisel Vasil with boiling water and the murder of her husband Tul, as well as the killing of an elderly couple, the Stains, in their beds. Sterzel recounts a personal connection, noting that his father’s friends were murdered and farms burned in his hometown, emphasizing the constant threat farmers face. “The savagery of these crimes cannot be explained,” he says, describing victims with slit throats, tortured with iron cords, and left in pools of blood.

The video accuses the South African government, led by President Cyril Ramaphosa, of enabling this violence through policies and rhetoric. Sterzel points to Ramaphosa’s calls for the ANC Youth League to return to the militancy of past decades, which he claims incites violence. He also criticizes the legal protection of the “Kill the Boer” song, which he says explicitly calls for the murder of white farmers, as hate speech that fuels attacks. “It’s not a folk song,” Sterzel insists. “It means kill the white farmer.” He further condemns laws allowing land expropriation without compensation, claiming they target white farmers’ property, from land to personal assets, under vague pretexts of “public interest.”

Sterzel asserts that these attacks are not random crimes but part of a deliberate effort to eradicate white farmers, who he says face exponentially higher risks of being killed than the average citizen. He claims the government dismisses the violence as mere criminality, ignoring its racial targeting. “South Africa is a crime-ridden country, but this is a targeted thing,” he says, pointing to the use of cell phone jammers in some attacks as evidence of sophistication and possible state support.

The YouTuber also recounts a supposed Oval Office confrontation where U.S. President Donald Trump challenged Ramaphosa on farm murders, a claim Sterzel says was dismissed by critics as pushing false narratives. He refutes this, arguing President Trump spoke truth, though he clarifies that roadside crosses cited by President Trump represent murdered farmers, not gravesites. Sterzel praises President Trump’s attention to the issue, noting that Ramaphosa brought wealthy South Africans to the meeting to deflect criticism, but one inadvertently admitted to farm murders, undermining the president’s narrative.

Sterzel’s video calls for refugee status for white South African farmers, whom he describes as a “lost tribe” unwanted by their country and rejected by European nations due to generational distance. “They are being targeted, they are being wiped out, and they have nowhere to go,” he says, highlighting their vulnerability in rural areas. He argues that these farmers, known for their agricultural prowess, could thrive if given refuge, turning barren land into “a garden of Eden.” Sterzel expresses shame for South Africa, a country he loves but left due to persecution, and vows that his resilience as a South African drives his advocacy against such injustices.

The video, posted on SerpentZA’s channel, has sparked heated debate, with Sterzel urging viewers to recognize the plight of South Africa’s white farmers.

He warns that without international intervention, the conditions for extermination will worsen, leaving a vulnerable minority at the mercy of unchecked violence.