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The red beret leader addressed dozens of supporters who arrived early Friday morning in response to his call to defend state property.
EFF leader Julius Malema leads a protest in the Free State city of Senekal on October 16, 2020. Image: Abigail Javier / EWN
SENEKAL – The leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), Julius Malema, has gone to great lengths to explain that the situation in Senekal is not so much about agricultural killings as it is about a dispute over land.
The red beret leader addressed dozens of supporters who arrived early Friday morning in response to his call to defend state property.
His presence coincided with the court hearing of two suspects who were arrested in connection with the murder of farm manager Brendin Horner.
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The murder of the 21-year-old unleashed an emotional chain of events, which saw local farmers take to the streets in protest against the attacks and killings on their property.
The EFF demonstration in the area took place in the presence of members of the African National Congress (ANC) and some belonging to the AfriForum pressure group.
Malema said his goals in Senekal extended beyond the events of the past few days.
“We are here to fight and die for the land. We are here to fight and die against apartheid because South Africa still has apartheid.”
He said that today’s demonstration was a continuation of the fight against apartheid.
“We did not die and they jailed us for going to the same schools with the whites … those are by the way. The real problem is our land. We want our land, with everything that comes with it.”
Earlier today, the South African Human Rights Commission called for a cool head amid fears that racial tensions could escalate into violence.
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