Into the Horner nest: all eyes on Senekal as racial tensions simmer
Events in the town show South Africans are still divided because of our past, says President Cyril Ramaphosa
12 October 2020 - 20:11
Until earlier this month, Senekal would hardly feature in the South African discourse. Now, the Free State farming town, with its official Stats SA recorded population (http://www.statssa.gov.za/?page_id=4286&id=7159) of just more than 3,500 people, stands emblematic of the country’s simmering racial tensions...
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