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Thursday, January 16, 2003 - 02:00
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Racism & xenophobia [2]
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95 [3]
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An alleged rightwinger accused of planning to blow up the Vaal Dam testified on Tuesday in the Bloemfontein Regional Court with his Bible at hand. Leon Peacock (42) regularly quoted from the small Bible while testifying in his defence. He told Regional Court President WA du Plessis, who was presiding, that the prophesies of the book of Revelations in the Bible were similar to those of 19th century Boer prophet Siener van Rensburg. One of Van Rensburg's prophesies is about the so-called Night ...read more [4]

An alleged rightwinger accused of planning to blow up the Vaal Dam testified on Tuesday in the Bloemfontein Regional Court with his Bible at hand. Leon Peacock (42) regularly quoted from the small Bible while testifying in his defence. He told Regional Court President WA du Plessis, who was presiding, that the prophesies of the book of Revelations in the Bible were similar to those of 19th century Boer prophet Siener van Rensburg. One of Van Rensburg's prophesies is about the so-called Night of Terror, which some right-wing groups believe will precipitate a rightwing coup d'etat in South Africa.

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Human Security [5]
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South Africa [7]

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