JONATHAN JANSEN | There are reasons to worry about ‘Kill the Boer’, but genocide is not one of them
I could not help making the connection between the 1993 murder of Chris Hani and another dangerous racial provocation in 2023
02 August 2023 - 20:58
Last week Thursday, almost 30 years to the day, I sat for a meal alongside a man who was a mere 19 years old when his mother was shot and killed in the St James Church Massacre in Kenilworth, Cape Town. Craig and his father survived, but 11 worshippers were blown away by hand grenades and bullets while more than 50 others suffered horrific injuries. Images of thick, bloodstained carpets and broken bodies were shown last month in media remembrances of this evil deed. The four APLA operatives were arrested, claimed they were carrying out political orders and received amnesty from the TRC...
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