Meaning of the Senekal moment

“JUST over a week ago, Brendin Horner, a young farm manager in the Free State, was murdered in an appalling act of cruelty. No matter who we are, no matter what community we live in, no matter our race, creed or language, we should be as deeply affected by the death of Brendin Horner … ”, so started a recent letter of the president to his fellow South Africans.

While the matter is still being prosecuted in court, the gory details so far heard of the manner in which Horner was slain, will send a chill down the spine