South Africa's White Farmers Burn Police Vehicle
South Africa's White Farmers Burn Police Vehicle
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A protest by white farmers who exploded a court building and burnt vehicle of police in South Africa on Tuesday which has been criticized by the government of South Africa. Police reportedly fired stun grenades to disassemble protesters, who were demanding that two men imprisoned over a farmer's murder be handed over to them. Some protesters held placards reading "Boer Lives Matter". Boer is an Afrikaans word which refers to farmers. The killing of white farmers is a highly dynamic issue in South Africa.

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The farmers are sufferers of genocide and the government is not doing sufficient to protect them said by some conservative group. The government ignores the allegation, saying that the farmers are victims of crime in remote areas and efforts are being made to step up security. Afrikaans-speaking farm owners were a bedrock of support for the system of apartheid, which legalized intolerance against black people.

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The rule of the white minority ended in 1994 after a decade with Nelson Mandela became South Africa's first black president. The latest flashpoint of uncertainty was the rural town of Senekal in Free State province following the harsh murder of 21-year-old Brendan Horner. His body was found on Friday tied to a pole on the farm he managed. He had been murdered by suspected stock thieves, Two men - Sekwetje Mahlamba and Sekola Matlaletsa appeared in Senekal Magistrate's Court on Tuesday over his murder. They have not yet been asked to defend. Several hundred farmers, some of them in tractors, arrived at the court to protest against Mr.Horner's killing.

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