The recent incidents of arson on farms in the Free State and parts of the Northern Cape are alarming to say the least. To wilfully destroy hundreds of thousands of hectares of crops, homes and livestock is akin to a declaration of war. 

It is particularly alarming coming  on the heels of the EFF singing “Burn the Boers”. Probably more frightening is the response from the government: a muted, last-minute, apparently forced response that says nothing...

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