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- Evangelist Angus Buchan He said the farming community was experiencing some of “the most horrible and brutal killings.”
- In a video, Buchan asked those angered by the “war situation” to hand it over to God and the judicial system.
- He said that the murders on the farms come from the “abyss of hell” and called for restraint and trust in the authorities.
Evangelist Angus Buchan has called for calm and prayer in the wake of the backlash over the murder of farm manager Brendin Horner in the Free State.
Speaking to his followers in a video posted on Facebook, Buchan said that South Africa’s farming community was experiencing some of “the most horrific and brutal killings.”
“And we know where it comes from. It comes from the abyss of hell,” said the farmer whose path to evangelization was recounted in the film. Faith like potatoes.
“I’m talking to all South Africans. We really need to stand firm and trust God,” said Buchan, who draws masses of people to his prayer meetings across the country.
Buchan’s message came after the arrest of two men in connection with Horner’s murder. Horner’s body was found tied to a post at Paul Roux in Free State on Friday, October 2. The death of the young farm manager sparked fear and anger among the farming community.
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During a picket in front of the Senekal Magistrates Court on Tuesday for the first court appearance of Sekwetje Isaiah Mahlamba and Sekola Piet Matlaletsa, tensions rose. A group of men entered the court building and demanded that the men be handed over to them.
Shots were fired, a police vehicle overturned and set fire and court assets were damaged.
As a result, a construction business owner, who cannot yet be named by court order, appeared in court on Friday on charges of willful damage to property, public violence, attempted murder and violation of the Protection of the Constitutional Democracy and Law on terrorism and related activities.
Fury followed his arrest, with some saying it is inconsistent with the way other protesters who damage property are treated.
Police Minister Bheki Cele has been criticized for his handling of farm killings and for apparently refusing to call them “priority crimes”. They accused him of failing to quickly release a statement on Horner’s murder.
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In an interview with News24 editor-in-chief Adriaan Basson, Cele stated that murders on farms are a priority for the police and are classified as felonies, along with cash thefts, among other things.
President Cyril Ramaphosa began his Monday newsletter by calling Horner’s assassination a “terrible act of cruelty,” but he also drew attention to the murders of Mogamad Cloete, Tawqeer Essop and André Bennet, who were shot and killed while sitting in a car in Delft, Cape Town.
However, there has been an avalanche of guns on social media, with images of guns posted by people on both sides of the political spectrum.
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Buchan said, “I can hear many of you even thinking right now, ‘No, I want blood, I want revenge. Vengeance is mine, says the Lord.’ We need to be mature, we must let the Lord compromise for us.” “Buchan preached, part of his cattle staring behind him.
“We cannot take up arms, because who are we going to fight? And I want to tell you something: this is nothing more than an attack from the abyss of hell.”
Sounding a bit breathless after his brush with Covid-19 following a church conference in the Free State earlier this year, he asked people to exercise restraint.
He advised the farmers to take precautions to protect themselves and asked for prayer for the farmers.
“Because we are in a war situation.”
He begged people to be patient and calm.
“I really want to plead with you as a fellow farmer, as a father and grandfather and as a Christian, this is not a time to lose your mind. This is not a time to go crazy.”
Buchan asked people to trust the authorities and show patience.
“Please calm down.”
He called for prayer for the government, the SA National Defense Force and the SA Police Service.
