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Buses carrying EFF supporters began arriving in Senekal in the Free State on Friday before the request for bail from Sekwetje Isaiah Mahlamba, 32, and Sekola Piet Matlaletsa, 44, accused of murdering the manager of the 21-year-old Brendin Horner farm near Paul Roux. October 1st.
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Horner had a rope around his neck, which was tied to a post on a farm.
Disparate groups of protesters, including AfriForum protesters, so-called radical insurgents and the EFF, were descending on the Free State city on Friday morning.
On Tuesday last week, angry protesters stormed the court building and allegedly set fire to a police vehicle.
Tensions are expected to escalate again now that the EFF has decided to join the protest, ostensibly to protect state assets.
Barricades and police checkpoints were set up on the outskirts of the city where vehicles were searched for weapons.
There are already a few hundred EFF supporters on the street near the court, singing and dancing. Many EFF members appear to be wielding golf clubs, reports News24 assistant editor Pieter du Toit.
More to follow.
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