Terreblanche Murder: South Africans urged to 'remain calm', not be 'reckless'

Buys said it was time President Jacob Zuma put an end to the controversy surrounding the issue as it was leading to extreme polarisation which the country could ill afford.

Meanwhile, Zuma's spokesperson Vusi Mona said the president was filled with shock and horror at the killing.

DA leader Helen Zille described the AWB leader's murder as an absolute tragedy and said violence was not a solution.

SHOOT: This places the country on a knife point. I agree that Zuma now needs to stand up and be a leader for all South Africans. It is also time Zuma demand that Malema apologises for his racial incitements.

clipped from www.news24.com Cape Town - The AWB is "trying its best to keep people calm" after the murder of the far-right wing group's leader, Eugene Terre'Blanche on Saturday. The group's André Visagie said the AWB's immediate plans are to make funeral arrangements. Thereafter it will have a meeting about "how to avenge" Terre'Blanche's killing. AfriForum's Willie Spies said it was essential that all South African - white and black - refrain from reckless statements and, what he called, the "romanticising" of violence.  He said the killing of the AWB leader was proof of how volatile the situation in the country was at present.  Spies urged South Africans to remain calm in circumstances which could have potentially destructive repercussions. AfriForum has won a court order barring ANCYL leader Julius Malema from singing the controversial "shoot the boer" song. In the previous week, the South Gauteng High Court also banned the song. The ANC plans to go to the Constitutional Court over the ruling.