Monday, April 5, 2010

Lekota visits Terre'Blanche's farm






COPE President Mosiuoa Lekota has condemned the singing of struggle song "Shoot the Boer".


On Monday morning Lekota visited the Terre'Blanche family to convey his condolences after Afrikaner Resistance Movement (AWB) leader Eugene Terre'Blanche was allegedly killed by two of his workers on Saturday. Lekota then went to lay flowers at the gate of Terre'Blanche's farm as more mourners arrived with flowers. Terre'Blanche's radical AWB group have linked his killing to a controversial refrain from the "Shoot the Boer" song adopted by the controversial ruling party youth leader Julius Malema.Outraged critics claim the slogan, recently banned in two court rulings, incites anti-white violence.The ANC, while denying claims that singing of "Shoot the Boer" should be blamed, said it would consider a moratorium on the song in the interests of national cohesion.Various political leaders have called for calm after Terre'Blanche's death and urged all South Africans not to make inflammatory statements.
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AWB rules out violence
2010-04-05 15:46
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Ventersdorp - The party of murdered white supremacist Eugene Terre'Blanche ruled out any violent retaliation for his death on Monday.
The killing by two black farm workers on Saturday had stoked fears of possible violence and the AWB party had earlier spoken of avenging Terre'Blanche's murder.
"The AWB is not going to engage in any form of violent retaliation to avenge Mr Terre'Blanche's death," Pieter Steyn, a general in the AWB, told reporters.
"We appeal for people to remain calm. Anyone engaging in any form of violence is not doing it as AWB."
- Reuters
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ACP condems Terre'Blanche murder2010-04-05 17:36

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Johannesburg - Murder has no space in South African society and is not a solution, said the SA Communist Party on Monday in response to the murder of Eugene Terre'Blanche.
Spokesperson Malesela Maleka said despite the differences the party might have with individuals and their political beliefs, murder was not the solution.
He was speaking after the murder of Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) leader Eugene Terre'Blanche on Saturday evening on his Ventersdorp farm.
Two of Terre'Blanche's farm workers, aged 15 and 28, have been arrested in connection with his murder, which they allegedly confessed to and said was motivated by a salary dispute.
Maleka said in a statement that though the SACP had "fundamental differences" with Terre'Blanche's views, it strongly condemned his murder.
"We call on government to act swiftly on the alleged perpetrators, and broaden these actions to combat both the killing of farm owners and farm workers."
"We cannot afford anymore to send a message that any of the farm killings is tolerable," he said.
Maleka said the SACP also supported President Jacob Zuma's call for people to be calm.
"The SACP also calls for restraint and that no one must try and exploit this unfortunate criminal incident for political reasons and grandstanding," he said.
Maleka said if the allegation that Terre'Blanche’s murder was sparked by a wage dispute was true, the party called upon all, especially government, to strengthen the effective regulation and labour inspectorate on farms.
- SAPA
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