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He later labelled their move a "cowardly act" as he addressed farmers at a convention held in the Free State province.

Speaking on Monday at an agricultural exhibition in the Free State province, Ramaphosa said the Afrikaners were moving to the US because they were not "favourably disposed" to efforts aimed at addressing the country's challenges.

The three officers were travelling from Free State to Limpopo, when they were went missing.

At a Free State Foundation conference this spring, Carr explained that was because chairmanships are typically fleeting.

Nombulelo Shange, sociologist lecturer at the University of the Free State, says it is part of a growing pattern in South Africa of middle-class women being financially exploited.