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The Congress of South African Trade Unions, with its supporters from Morokweng and Ganyesa communities, will be demonstrating and picketing at Ganyesa Magistrate Court on 8th December 2009, when a white racist farmer will be appearing for the eighth time after he was found guilty by Morokweng Local Magistrate on 21 May 2009.

Since 21 May 2009 the Ganyesa Magistrate has been playing delaying tactics to suit the white farmer who has money to do anything, like taking some of justice people for lunch (bribe)

It is on record that the Department of Justice, in particular the magistrate, are in the pocket of those who have money, e.g. farmers, politicians. It cannot be correct that all cases of killings, assaulting farm and domestic workers are postponed for three to five times for years in court with no trial, some are still under investigation with a view of making poor workers lose hope.

For example:
Ø A farm worker was killed in Stella in June 2009 and we are still waiting for the postmortem results. Is that fair?

Ø A young boy was mauled by nine lions in Tosca June 2008; till today nothing has happened.

Ø A farm worker was mauled by nine lions in January 2008 in Swartruggens; nothing is happening.

Ø Johan Nel shot a 16 year old boy October; no trial till today.

The majority of cases where white farmers are involved or implicated, in particular in Swartruggens, Klerksdorp, Ventersdorp, Vryburg, Lichtenburg and Brits, due to their capital power are released with free bail or they are found not guilty. This is a pain for us as the working class and we are going to fight to the death.

The National Director of Public Prosecutions has given instruction to investigate the racial attitudes of all magistrates who are in the pocket of farmers and politicians who have money.

There are many cases that we can give as examples; some will implicate the police and investigators.

We want justice to be done to all those cases, COSATU's demand is that cases must be taken to the high court and those magistrates must go.