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JOHANNESBURG – Chaos and violence, that’s what leaders worry about when the EFF and Afriforum descend on Senekal on Friday.
The Red Berets will attend the court case of two suspects accused of killing 21-year-old Brendin Horner, but Afriforum is planning its own protest.
Farmers in the Free State say they believe the killings and attacks on farms are fueled by political rhetoric.
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The government has taken steps to address farm security following Horner’s brutal murder a few weeks ago.
Afriforum has launched an international campaign to stop farm killings and claims that a white genocide is taking place in South Africa.
But the Free State farmers say they are not white farmers, as many of their black colleagues are attacked or killed all the time.
When the two suspects who appeared in court for allegedly murdering Horner, angry protesters stormed the court building and set fire to a police vehicle.
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This prompted a response from the EFF, which has promised to attend court proceedings on Friday and confront any violence that is imposed with violence of its own.
Farmers say that as other sectors of society organize, it is important that they organize into farmers’ unions so that they have the ability to protect themselves.
There are at least seven self-defense units in the towns surrounding the farms in the Free State, but they are divided on whether or not to attend court on Friday.
