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Watch: EFF stand-off with angry farmers in Senekal [video]

The EFF battalion has been taunting armed farmers, challenging them to use their weapons as tensions rise in #Senekal.

Andile Sicetsha by Andile Sicetsha
November 3, 2020
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Photo: Sourced from @AdvoBarryRoux / Twitter

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Tensions are palpable and one move from either of the protesting groups could see a racially driven brawl break out in Senekal, Free State.

Senekal becomes the stage for possible racial brawl

Videos and images have surfaced on social media, showing thousands of protesters from different organisations gathered outside the Senekal Magistrate’s Court ahead of the appearance of two suspects who are charged with the brutal murder of 21-year-old farm manager Brendin Horner.

Last week, the South African police came under fire for failing to control the chaos that broke out after hundreds of angry farmers stormed into the court and attempted to remove the two suspects from their holding cells.

Gunshots were fired inside the premises and the suspects were assaulted. Court property was damaged and a police van was tilted to the side and torched.

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Andre Pienaar, a construction business owner is, thus far, the only rioter who has been charged with public violence and attempted murder for his involvement in allegedly inciting the chaos.

EFF leader Julius Malema has been critical of the police’s handling of the angry farmers’ riots. In response, the party’s commander-in-chief ordered his battalion to gather in numbers outside the court to ‘defend law and order’.

Heavy police presence to ensure peace outside court

On Friday, a large contingent of Red Berets was dropped off in numbers in the small Free State town by a number of buses.

#Senekal @EFFSouthAfrica members arriving in their numbers. #sabcnews pic.twitter.com/VQU2r7KsD3

— #TheLordOfTheMedia (@samkelemaseko) October 16, 2020

Vehicles carrying the protesters from Malema’s political party and other groups lobbying for the awareness of farm murders were searched by a task force assembled by Police Minister Bheki Cele.

There is a SAPS road-block going into #Senekal , vehicles are being stopped and @EFFSouthAfrica buses searching for firearms. KZN Chairperson @vusumuzikhoza was stopped and his firearm taken for searching purposes. #sabcnews pic.twitter.com/4lDTnnIsqz

— #TheLordOfTheMedia (@samkelemaseko) October 16, 2020

The groups of protesters have been segregated in designated areas around the court, a measure taken by the police to limit the possibility of violence breaking out.

Watch: EFF members stand-off with angry farmers

At the time of publishing this article, we had already seen close encounters between the groups, with the EFF protesters provoking the angry farmers to use the weapons many of them are carrying.

Here are some of the videos we have sourced online:

“Shoot, shoot, shoot,” EFF supporters chant at farmers and community members in #Senekal. @TimesLIVE pic.twitter.com/L9mzmJje75

— Iavan Pijoos (@iavanpijoos) October 16, 2020

Rocks and bottles fly in #Senekal following a tense stand-off between EFF supporters, farmers, bikers and community members. @TimesLIVE pic.twitter.com/E4CVsOcC4d

— Iavan Pijoos (@iavanpijoos) October 16, 2020
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