In South Africa, scores of Eastern Cape citizens marched...

In South Africa, scores of Eastern Cape citizens marched to the East London Magistrate's Court to express their intolerance at the attacks on farmers and businessmen in the province. The protesters staged the march following the recent murder of provincial farmer Alan Payn. The march took place on the second court appearance of four Duncan Village men - Thembani Tini, 25, Andile Ngesi, 18, Mzoli Zali, 25, and Xolani Sam, 25 - charged with Payn's murder. Payn, 52, was shot dead in his butchery along the old East Coast road near Kwelera on June 15. The protesters handed a petition to Acting Chief Magistrate Abel Mdalana in which they expressed concern about lawlessness in South Africa, particularly in the East London area. In their petition, they said South African citizens had prayed, begged and longed for protection against human predators, but their carnage continued unabated with criminals who planned and carried attacks on farms and businessmen enjoying privileges of a "criminal friendly Constitution". They urged the government to guarantee the sanctity of life and private property by bringing back the death penalty.