Enough is enough
A video of an emotional farm manager expressing his concern over the Klapmuts farm murder surfaced on the internet ,reaching thousands of people across the globe.
Yesterday, 30 October, almost every inch of the rainbow nation was covered in mourning black – from black clothes to black crosses, and even black flags. This is how South Africa said enough is enough and paid tribute to all the farmers who have lost their lives in farm attacks over the past few years.
Black Monday followed on from a video of an emotional Chris Loubser, a farm manager on the farm of a well-known Franschoek businessman, who expressed his concern over the Klapmuts farm murder. This video surfaced on the internet, reaching thousands of people across the globe.
In the video, he made a plea to all watchers to wear black on Monday, 30 October in an effort to pay tribute to and honour all those who have lost their lives as the result of a farm attack.
Since the video appeared, many viewers have followed in his footsteps, supporting the cause, making videos and suggesting various options for ways to pay tribute. However, in the end, towns all over South Africa decided on assembly points from where they departed in the form of large convoys, with the aim of bringing various local highways to a complete standstill, thus creating awareness.
Krugersdorp was no exception. Hundreds of supporters gathered at Key West Shopping Centre at 5am for this cause. From there the convoy headed to the R28 past Cedar Lodge and Silverstar, and eventually ended the tribute at the Pinehaven intersection. Various motorists had black crosses pasted on their vehicles, while others waved black flags and wooden crosses.
A few hours later a second convoy, which took the R28 from Randfontein’s Uncle Harry’s Roadhouse joined the others at Pinehaven. For roughly four hours or even more, the bumper-to-bumper traffic was either moving at an extremely slow pace or at a complete standstill.
“This is for a good cause. It’s for the preservation of our country – for the farmers. Without them, what will we eat? It’s for our survival,” one of the traffic regulators said as the News was passing by.
Krugersdorp, along with the rest of South Africa, came together to raise awareness of the farm murders, and it’s safe to say they succeeded on a global level.
Watch these videos of people coming together for Black Monday:
Post made by Marnich van Vuuren Winterbach on the Krugersdorp Community Forum.
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