“This Must Be Treason”: Lex Libertas’ Plan To Install 3,000 White Crosses in Washington Angers SA

• Ernst Roets of Lex Libertas announced plans to plant 3,000 white crosses on the National Mall in Washington, DC, each bearing the name of a farm murder victim
• The White Cross Project includes a conference on 25 September where farm attack survivors will share personal testimonies alongside experts on race laws and property rights
• The announcement sparked fierce debate among South Africans, with many questioning the project's intentions and its potential impact on US-South Africa relations

Ernst Roets, head of civil rights organisation Lex Libertas, announced a major campaign in Washington DC aimed at drawing international attention to farm murders in South Africa. Speaking in a remote interview aired on eNCA on 16 September 2026, Roets outlined plans for what he calls the White Cross Project, a multi-pronged initiative set to unfold in the American capital over the coming weeks.

At the centre of the campaign is the planting of 3,000 white crosses on the National Mall, the open stretch of land between the Washington Monument and the White House. Each cross will carry the name of a person killed in a farm attack in South Africa.

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Beyond the memorial installation, Roets confirmed that a conference is scheduled for 25 September in Washington, where South African experts will address topics including incitement of violence, farm attacks, race legislation, and threats to property rights. Three survivors of farm attacks will also attend to share their personal testimonies. The project will additionally see the release of a documentary film, and Roets said the organisation plans to engage US lawmakers directly, pushing for congressional hearings on the situation in South Africa. Outreach is planned to politicians, media figures, think tanks, and activists. The announcement has sharply divided South Africans online, with many questioning the timing, the framing, and the broader political motivations behind the project. Watch the eNCA interview on the White Cross Project:

South Africans split over White Cross Project

The eNCA clip drew strong and divided responses on TikTok:

@Emkay_trades wrote:

"As black people in SA, let's put our differences and unite…just for this."

@Nature is life said:

"I feel sorry for those who still believe in AfriForum and DA."

@M Jubane commented:

"This is treason."

@Miss Demure said:

"How do they sleep at night knowing that they are lying? We're not saying farmers aren't unalived, but the killings know no colour."

@King dee wrote:

"What are these guys going to do when Trump is out of office? Do they think the next president will entertain their lies?"

@Freedomz added:

"People it's impossible that we must divide this time we must never vote DA because the DA supports this people."

Other Briefly News stories about farm murder petitions

• Organisers planted 34 new white crosses during the annual October White Cross Memorial outside Polokwane, honoring farmers killed over the preceding year.
• Viral video footage captured Afrikaners planting white metal crosses on the Ysterberg slope along the N1 in Limpopo to commemorate farm attack victims.
• Civil rights NGO Lex Libertas, founded by Dr Ernst Roets, launched a petition aiming to gather 100,000 signatures to raise international awareness about the safety of the Afrikaner community and farm attacks.

Source: Briefly News