Can South Africa leaders cool racial tensions after killing of white supremacist?
Pretoria, South Africa – South Africa leaders are stepping up attempts to calm racial tensions in the wake the brutal killing of far-right white supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche on Sunday. Police have described the killing of Mr. Terreblanche as a tragic end to a wage dispute with two black farm workers, but members of Terreblanche’s far-right Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB) party have called it “a declaration of war” by blacks against whites. And as details of the killing heighten concerns about security during the World Cup in June, AWB Secretary-General Andre Visagie warned countries against sending their soccer teams to “a land of murder.” South Africa officials, meanwhile, are urging people to resist racial incitement and insisting that the killing has no bearing on security ahead of the World Cup. “I can say that with the plans we have put in place, with our tough stance in the fight against crime, we are starting to see the results,” police minister Nathi Mthetwa said.
