Black farmworker found guilty of murdering Eugene Terreblanche

Judge John Horn dismissed the suggestion, along with others that Mr
Terreblanche was killed because of his political views. “There was no
conspiracy, no political intrigue, no racial undertones and no hidden
agenda,” he told the packed courtroom.

Judge Horn said there was no forensic evidence linking Mr Ndlovu to the scene,
despite the fact that Mr Mahlangu was covered in blood spatters. He said
that because the teenager, now 18, was also deprived of sleep and proper
counsel by police, he would give him the “benefit of the doubt”.

His decision provoked the ire of Mr Terreblanche’s family and supporters.

Andre Nienaber, Mr Terreblanche’s nephew, said they were “disappointed” by the
judge’s decision not to convict both men.

“He was with the older one the whole time so I cannot believe he was not
involved,” he said. “There were two murder weapons so there must have been
two murderers.”

Mr Nienaber said that the fight for a separate nation for Afrikaners would
continue despite Mr Terreblanche’s death. He warned of potential violent
protests at the murders of white farmers which have claimed more than 3,000
lives since the advent of democracy in South Africa in 1994.

“There will be repercussions for sure – some people feel much more strongly
about this than us so we will see what happens,” he said.

“What’s sure is that this has not left us leaderless. We have leaders and this
is not the end. Our battle will stop when our coffins are in the ground.”

Mr Mahlangu spoke briefly to reporters afterwards to say that there was little
difference between prison and the conditions he had been living in on the
farm, but that he was “sorry” for killing Mr Terreblanche. The court heard
previously that Mr Terreblanche paid the two men less than the minimum wage
and sometimes replaced their wages with alcohol.

Mr Mahlangu will be sentenced on June 18, along with Mr Ndlovu, who was
convicted of a minor charge of housebreaking with intent to steal at Mr
Terreblanche’s farm.

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