Peace through strength

"We know that peace is the condition under which mankind was meant to flourish. Yet peace does not exist of its own will. It depends on us, on our courage to build it and guard it and pass it on to future generations." - President Ronald Reagan

By Mike Smith
10th of October 2020

As I predicted and anticipated, the ANC is on a massive campaign to defuse the situation around farm murders, the Battle of Senekal and the upcoming trial of the two murder of Brentin Horner accused Sekwetje Mahlamba and Sekola Matlaletsa.

The pathetic Minister of Police, his lies, his denials and his hypocrisy

Suddenly, the useless, corrupt and incompetent gangster-pimp wannabee Police Minister Bheki Cele is backtracking like you have never seen before.

 

Glen Rafferty and his wife Vida

On the 2nd of September, following the murders of farmer Glen Rafferty and his wife Vida (their dog was also shot dead), the farming community of Normandien, near Newcastle in northern KwaZulu-Natal, raised concerns about farm murders with police minister Bheki Cele who visited the area and invited him to a safety meeting in the 21st of September. Double farm murder shock

What made the murder strange, was that the mayor of Newcastle, Ntuthuko Mahlaba, said that Glen Rafferty, who spoke fluent Zulu, was a progressive and well-loved farmer who did a lot for the betterment of the black society. In fact, both him and his wife were “affectionately loved” by the black community. Couple, dog shot dead in Kwazulu Natal

Farm dweller Lucky Tshabalala described Rafferty as a religious man who always sought to help people.

“I knew him from the time I was young. In 1996 we were together at the same church. He would support us with his vehicle, putting in diesel and helping us. He was a good man,” he said.

Clearly this was not a white farmer treating his black workers badly. Clearly this was not an arrogant colonial farmer who despised the black community nor was he hated by blacks at all.

None of the white farmers ever are, yet this is the message that the ANC wants to send into the world: White farmers are killed because they are “racists” who mistreat their black workers.

Obviously complete lies! All farmers in South Africa know that this is utter rubbish and reject it with the contempt it deserves.

Nevertheless, it was at that Imbizo (communal meeting) in Normandien on the 21st of September that the farmers through the Agriforum Chairman Rolan Collyer politely put a few questions to Bheki Cele in his mother tongue of isiZulu: “How are we supposed to farm if communal cattle are driven into our fields at night, destroying our crops? How can farming flourish if there is no respect for property or subsistence rights?”

Minister Bheki Cele, clearly annoyed by these questions, could not answer and instead went on an emotional outburst insinuating that if they treat him badly and arrogantly, how do they treat their workers?

“This thing of yours of putting me on the spot and demanding I answer as you speak is arrogance, that was completely arrogant. You have no respect. You are not my magistrates. If you treat me like this, what do you do to the people who work for you, singabantu nathi (we are also human)," said Cele.

According to the Afrikaans Newspaper “Rapport”, the clearly annoyed Bheki Cele then told the farmers in isiZulu that they should not complain if they get hurt when they impound the cattle of the black communities.

Now after the Boere went to Senekal, Bheki Cele said to Adriaan Basson of News24 that his comments in isiZulu were misinterpreted by an Afrikaans journalist.

Old trick when they get caught out and held accountable. Deny, deny, deny…

”Philemon, why did you break the lawnmower?”…

”Hau, Baas. It wasn’t me. I would nêva do something like dat.”

Bheki Cele forgets that 99% of the farmers in KZN grew up on their farms with Zulus and speak fluent, accent less Zulu. They don’t speak the Tsotsi-township Zulu; they speak the deep-shit Zulu and they probably speak it better than the Minister himself.

These farmers heard exactly what Minister Cele said. Trying to backtrack now is just making him look silly.

Bheki Cele on farm murders as a priority crime

A month ago in parliament, the Democratic Alliance (DA) MP Andrew Whitfield’s asked Bheki Celia question regarding the classification of farm murders and attacks and Bheki Cele said it cannot be classified as priority crimes.

Bheki Cele: Farm attacks and murders not classified as priority crimes

He gave a long bullshit explanation that farm attacks fall under ordinary “Fear Crime” such as “grievous bodily harm, common assault and aggravated robbery”.

But he added that “Rural safety is a priority for the SAPS”…Like fuck it is!

At the imbizo, he also said; “We prioritise South Africans, we don’t look at the colour, we don’t look at what kind of South African if a South African is killed, we take that as a serious issue.”

So, the hours-long torture and murder (terrorism) of a white commercial farmer who is responsible for the food security of the entire country has the same priority as a black farmworker stabbing his girlfriend to death in a drunken rage.

This shortsighted ignorance and incompetence of the Police Minister is almost unbelievable. No wonder the farm murders never stop when you have a pathetic Police Minister with zero managerial skills, who cannot prioritise, delegate and allocate resources.

It is like a warship that has been attacked on the starboard side…saying, “all holes are equal”.


The small holes are just as important as the big ones. How long do you think the damn ship is going to stay afloat with that kind of idiocy? Clearly Bheki Cele does not know the difference between what is “Important” and what is “Urgent”. Yes, all holes are important, but not all holes are urgent. It is called the “Eisenhower Matrix”.

The mindset of Bheki Cele stems from the ANC’s bullshit beliefs of equality. Prioritizing farm murders, in the minds of the ANC, means prioritizing white lives over black lives.

It has nothing to do with race, you morons. It has to do with starvation and famincide of ALL south Africans. It has to do with thousands of (mostly black) people losing their jobs and the impact on the economy.

In South Africa with its mostly arid regions massive, intensive commercial farming is the only way to feed the people. It is one thing to say that blacks cannot farm more than a subsistence level patch of land, but 95% of whites ALSO cannot farm. Farmers are highly qualified individuals.

In 1994 there were 85,000 commercial farmers in South Africa. In 2017 there were 40,000 Commercial farmers left over. Less than half. These commercial farmers have studied at universities to use scientific methods to grow food on a massive commercial scale for the entire 55 million (and increasing) citizens of the country. 4000…One tenth of them have already been killed since 1994 and the rest are packing up and leaving South African shores in droves. My own family who have farmed citrus in South Africa are now farming avocadoes in Australia. Never coming back.

Now, how short-sighted must you be to NOT prioritise farm attacks and farm murders? What are you going to eat Bheki Cele? Do you have any idea what a cattle farmer has to go through to put a steak on your table?

Nevertheless, Bheki Cele is backtracking again. 'Fear crimes', including farm attacks, are already a priority for cops - Bheki Cele…but yet again he added his mantra that farm attacks are revenge attacks for farmers mistreating farmworkers.

As we have seen in the case of the Rafferty’s and just about every other farm attack case…ill treatment of workers is almost never the motive for killing farmers and their family members. Yet the ANC wants to vilify white farmers and paint them as if they are slave drivers whipping their blacks daily. When is this rubbish going to end when the Minister of Police keeps on spewing this nonsense?

Bheki Cele wants to visit Brendin Horner’s parents.

Cele to visit Brendin Horner's family, will try to ease tensions

You, know…if I was Brendin Horner’s dad I would tell Bheki Cele to FUCK OFF and go visit the families of the other 4000 murdered farmers first, before he comes to me.

Seriously, now that the farmers have stopped talking and started DOING, now Bheki Cele wants to make peace and talk to the EFF and the Freedom Front, etc. and defuse the situation.

What Farm Attacks really are - Terrorism

In January and February of 2015, I wrote a mini series about the insurgent nature of farm attacks in South Africa and how to counter it. You can read it here.

New Miniseries by Mike Smith – How to counter the Crime Insurgency in South Africa -Introduction

How to fight the Crime Insurgency in South Africa - Part One – A new look at crime

How to fight the Crime Insurgency in South Africa - Part Two – A closer look at an insurgency

How to fight the Crime Insurgency in South Africa - Part Three - Adopt what is useful; Discard what does not work

How to fight the Crime Insurgency in South Africa - Part Four – Fighting back

I followed the articles up with another about the crime in the Western Cape complete with links to my other articles on the topic. You can read it here:

Revisiting the crime insurgency in South Africa

All well worth the read and the comments from our readers were excellent. So when you have a bit of time, relax, sit down and read the articles again.

Nevertheless, what I am trying to say is that I am convinced, and have been convinced for many years that the crime in South Africa is just the continuation of the ANC’s terrorist campaign against ALL South Africans.

I am not the only person who came to that conclusion. Unbeknownst to me at the time, Christopher Gumbi, a researcher of the University of Limpopo did ten years of research between 2005-2015 on farm attacks. He personally met many victims and survivors of farm attacks.

In the end it proved exactly what I have said as well, that these attackers are military trained (often in Zimbabwe).

These attacks are well planned and orchestrated military operations. The attacks almost always have the same pattern; brutal torture, intimidation, nothing (or very little) stolen. The intelligence comes from insiders (mostly youngsters and children) living on the farms.

According to Gumbi’s research 78% of the respondents who reported farm attacks related a form of intimidation, aimed at driving farmers off their land.

You can read about it here: Farm attacks – an evil within

How the ANC is dealing with the events after Senekal

As I have predicted, the ANC have stated that the next hearing of the two murder accused in the Brendin Horner case will not take place in Senekal, but rather in Bloemfontein, Bethlehem or Welkom…more information will be given at a later stage closer to the time.

My prediction is that it will be as close to Bloemfontein, because there you have the most police resources as well as one of the biggest military bases in the country. Bethlehem has a base as well.

So, the farmers are being kept in the dark of the location.

In my opinion the ANC is preparing for a war. A major battle on the 16th of October 2020. They are moving the battle ground to where they have the numerical, military and technological advantage.

If you look at the hearing of the farmer André Pienaar at Senekal yesterday, then it is clear what the ANC’s intentions are. The police attending the hearing were armed with R5 rifles and sharp point ammunition. Not shotguns with rubber bullets.

Are the police willing to pull another Marikana?? Do they want to mow down white farmers as they did with black miners in Marikana in 2012??

It is important to know so that the farmers can take the necessary measures, because they are not going to run away.

The ANC Psyops and intimidation tactics

Speaking of the 52-year-old farmer André Pienaar.

It has now emerged that charged with attempted murder, malicious damage to property and incitement to violence and terrorism for his alleged role in the torching of a police van during a protest in Senekal.

A bit over the top if you ask me, but the ANC wants to deter the farmers on the 16th to not do the same as in Senekal on the 6th of October. They want to make an example out of him. It is called, “Strike the shepherd and the flock will scatter”.

Further, he Senekal Magistrate’s Court postponed André Pienaar’s bail hearing to Tuesday 13th of October after the State had opposed his bail application, citing that the accused had a violent streak and had previously served three years in prison for theft.

See? Another attempt to isolate the ringleader. Making him sit in prison over the weekend is just plain intimidation.

Farmer's bail application delayed over Senekal violence, served three years for theft

What farmers should do in such a case is arrive at the police holding cells en masse and demand his release or demand that they ALL get locked up. The police don’t have the space and resources for it.

You don’t leave anybody behind. If any protesting farmer gets arrested, the rest must ensure that he is released. What are the police going to do? Shoot 1000 farmers? I don’t think so.

Nevertheless, several politicians have outed themselves over the farmers.

Apart from dimwit Cele condemning the farmer’s “vigilante” methods, the former Public Prosecutor Prof Thuli Madonsela has said that anarchy is not the answer. Anarchy is not the answer': Thuli Madonsela calls out AfriForum for defending Senekal protests

Justice Minister Robert Lamola, a former violent ANC activist himself, also condemned the farmers. Lamola condemns Senekal violence as #FeesMustFall activist says he was jailed for less

The radical Left is game for a fight.

EFF leader and Laureate for the Nobel Prize in Woodwork, Julius Malema told the cowards to move over so that he and his “groundforces” can confront the Boere.

'Move over cowards' Julius Malema calls on 'ground forces' to attend Senekal trial

Nou ja…a leader of forces who cannot even wear his beret properly and strokes it down on a different side every day…Ja, swaer…bring it on I would say.

BLF Leader Andile Mngxitama called the Boere “hooligans” and “land thieves” and again called for their land to be expropriated without compensation.

BLF condemns the Boere hooligans who burnt police vehicle

Said Andile Mngxitama on Social Media, “No comrades we shall not be defeated by a bunch of criminals who can’t hold their own placards. All it takes is to Dingane [beat to death with a club] a few and they forget all that training and ammunition they are stockpiling. They are 4 million. We are 50 million !!!”

Latest is that ANC Troika member COSATU wants to support the Boere. Go figure.

Scriptures say in 2 Corinthians 6:14 NIV:

“Do not be yoked together with unbelievers. For what do righteousness and wickedness have in common? Or what fellowship can light have with darkness?”

Conclusion

One of the major reasons the farmers are pissed off is, because President Cyril Ramaphosa denied that farmers are being murdered in South Africa in New York in 2018.

As Ernst Roets, head of policy at Afrikaner interest group AfriForum, said, “The fury that the people expressed here today is the consequence of the cruelty of a problem that simply persists, coupled with the government’s lackadaisical attitude towards farm murders.”

But now…suddenly the ANC and the police want to talk to the boere, calm the Boere down and defuse the whole situation. Suddenly they want to reactivate their useless Rural Safety Strategy of 2011 under which farm attacks and farm murders only increased.

Police move to quell anger over Senekal farmer’s murder, but political interests threaten to add fuel to the fire

Why should the Boere stop now? 26 Years and nothing was done about farm murders. It only got worse. Then when the Boere got a bit angry, stormed a court building, overturned a police van and set it alight…Suddenly the ANC wants to listen and talk to the Boere.

Logic tells me that if this is the only way to get the ANC to pull finger and do something about farm murders, then the Boere should continue the storming of court buildings, overturning of police vans and setting them alight! 

Keep the pressure on.

On a last note about Non-violent tactics and strategy…

I have seen several Boere in the last few days saying that the women and children should be left behind at home when they go to the hearings on the 16th of October. I understand their concern.

I disagree. In fact, put the women and the children and the old people right in the front. (Read, “Blueprint for Revolution” by Srdja Popovic).

This has two effects. First it separates the angry men from the police that can spark fighting and secondly, if the police dare hurt a Boer Woman or child…the game is on. Then they have signed their own death warrant in the eyes of the world.

Emotional critics say, yes, but what if they shoot the women and children with R5’s??

OK, at Sharpeville there were 69 casualties. Let’s say they shoot a 100 even a thousand white women and children and trigger a Pearl Harbor event that bring us our freedom…What is the alternative. Let them come for the women and children during the night like at Bloukrans? Lock the left behind women and children in concentration camps like during the Second Anglo Boer War where 34,000 died? Have 200,000 dead women and children and hundreds of thousands of women and children refugees as in Syria?

Besides, at Blood River and all the Voortrekker battles, the women and children fought side by side with the men. They did not go and hide away. They were in the front lines. This time it should be the same.