Killing of Terre'Blanche 'was self-defence'

Two workers, 28-year-old Chris Mahlangu and a 15-year-old minor, are accused of murdering Terre'Blanche, the founder of the right-wing AWB, on April 3 at his farm house outside Ventersdorp.

The killing, which allegedly followed a wage dispute, has put a spotlight on racial tensions in South Africa in the weeks before the Soccer World Cup, which the country hosts from June 11 to July 11. In an affidavit read in court on Monday, Mahlangu said he had acted in self-defence and would not pose a flight risk if released on bail. The court adjourned the bail hearing until May 19.