The South African right-wing extremist Eugene Terreblanche was
murdered on Saturday, police said, apparently because of a dispute
over alleged unpaid wages.
A 21-year-old man and a 15-year-old were arrested. President Jacob
Zuma warned of an outbreak of racial hatred and called for calm the
population.
The white leaders of the extreme right-wing South African Boer
Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging Movement (AWB) was killed on his farm
near Ventersdorp in the North West of the country by a man and a
minor, police said on South African media reports. "He is surprised in
his sleep and was beaten to death," said an AWB member. According to
media reports, the perpetrators used machetes and batons.
Indeed, after a 21 year old man and a 15-year-old were arrested. Adele
Myburgh said the police, who had both given in a first interrogation,
they were not paid for their work on the farm. Terreblanche and the
two were alone for the time of the crime on the farm. The detainees
were brought before a court soon. They threatened a murder indictment.
The murder falls into a critical period for South Africa. The World
Cup begins in a few weeks and many are worried about the increasing
racial discrimination. In the slums of South Africa, there are
continuous riots.
The South African President Jacob Zuma has called for the murder of
the white right-wing extremist Eugene Terreblanche to rest. As the BBC
reported early Sunday, said Zuma, not the murder could lead to racial
hatred. Also, farmers' organizations in the area of Ventersdorp urged
to rest. A spokeswoman for the opposition Democratic Alliance party,
Juanita Terblanche pointed to problems in rural areas, which would by
"irresponsible racist remarks" fueled more and more.
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