THOUGH it is wrong that Eugene Terreblanche was murdered it is not surprising. He represented a view long unacceptable and his tacit approval of racial violence was bound to end in tragedy though he may never have imagined that the tragedy would be his.

Angry whites and blacks faced each other today in front of the heavily guarded South African court where the first hearing of the alleged killers of Eugene Terreblanche was due to take place.

Followers of murdered South African Eugene Terreblanche have cast the white supremacist leader’s death as a rallying point for their cause, with one claiming his brutal death was “a declaration of war” by blacks against whites.

A South African white supremacist leader was bludgeoned to death by two of his farm workers in an apparent wage dispute, police said, but his followers today blamed a fiery youth leader for a “hate speech” which they claim led to his killing.

South Africa’s president appealed for calm today after white supremacist leader Eugene Terreblanche was bludgeoned to death by two of his farm workers in an apparent dispute over wages.

JUSTICE Minister Michael McDowell has rejected an endorsement from the Ku Klux Klan after its former leader thanked him for "trying to protect the people against immigrants" after last month's citizenship referendum was passed.

South African white supremacist leader Eugene TerreBlanche is seeking his freedom after claiming prison has taught him to control his temper.

A group representing white and black South African farmers has rejected help from the Ku Klux Klan.