TLU SA hopes the government, minister of police, Bheki Cele and criminals take note of the growing feeling of resistance under South African farmers.
A big crowd of supporters this morning convened at the court in Senekal, Free State where the suspects in the gruesome murder of the farm manager Brendin Horner were set to appear. The court postponed the case.
“TLU SA does not support any form of vandalism,” says Mr Bertus van der Westhuizen, the chairperson of TLU SA in the Free State. “But the behaviour of the supporters reflects the feeling of farmers at ground level. The irreconcilable attitude and remarks of the minister of police, Bheki Cele, against farmers add to this feeling. We are fed up and will no longer be targets.”
TLU SA further hopes that the discussions between TLU SA and other roleplayers with the national commissioner of police yesterday, comes to fruition at ground level quickly and that the government will contribute to the protection of farmers and maintaining law and order.
“The government’s attitude towards and denial of the seriousness of farm attacks are unacceptable,” says Mr van der Westhuizen. “We hope the government now realises that the chaos that could ensue if there is no active reaction would be unmanageable by the government.
“We want to contribute. We want to build and help to build the country to the benefit of each resident. But not where farmers are like birds on a wire, and everyone shoots at them.”
TLU SA Vrystaat waarsku oor gevoel van verset onder landbouers
TLU SA hoop die regering, die minister van polisie, Bheki Cele en misdadigers neem kennis van die groeiende gevoel van verset onder Suid-Afrika se landbouers.
‘n Groot aantal ondersteuners het vanoggend by die hof in Senekal, Vrystaat byeen gekom waar die verdagtes in die grusame moord op die jong plaasbestuurder, Brendin Horner sou verskyn. Die saak is uitgestel.
“TLU SA ondersteun geen vorm van vandalisme nie,” sê mnr. Bertus van der Westhuizen, die voorsitter van TLU SA se Vrystaat streek. “Maar die ondersteuners se optrede vandag weerspieël die gevoel op grondvlak onder boere. Die minister van polisie, Bheki Cele se onversoenbare houding en uitlatings teenoor boere dra by tot boere se gevoel. Ons is keelvol en gaan nie meer langer teikens wees nie.”
TLU SA hoop verder dat dit wat TLU SA en ander rolspelers gister met die nasionale kommissaris van die polisie bespreek het, spoedig op grondvlak sal posvat en dat die regering sal bydra om boere te beveilig en wet en orde te handhaaf.
“Die regering se gesindheid teenoor en ontkenning van die erns van plaasaanvalle is onaanvaarbaar,” sê mnr. Van der Westhuizen. “Ons hoop die regering besef nou dat die chaos wat kan uitbreek indien daar nie daadwerklik opgetree word nie, so sal ontaard dat die regering dit nie sal kan hanteer nie.
“Ons wil graag saamwerk. Ons wil die land bou en help bou tot die voordeel van elke inwoner, maar nie op hierdie manier waar boere soos voëls op ‘n draad sit en almal skiet na hulle nie.”
