EFF Marches to Afrikaner-Only Kleinfontein, Accuses Settlement of Promoting Racial Segregation

• The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in Gauteng have marched to the Afrikaner-only town of Kleinfontein
• The EFF accused the settlement outside of Pretoria of racial segregation and economic exclusion
• South Africans were divided by the party's plans, with some saying they needed to focus on other things

Briefly News journalist Byron Pillay has dedicated a decade to reporting on the South African political landscape, crime, and social issues. He spent 10 years working for the Northern Natal Courier before transitioning to online journalism.

GAUTENG – The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in the province will not allow any illegal racial segregation territory to exist in a democratic state.

That’s the message from the party in Gauteng ahead of their march to Kleinfontein, an Afrikaner-only settlement outside of Pretoria.

The Red Berets marched to the settlement on the morning of Friday, 2 May 2025, in defiance of its existence. Kleinfontein was established in 1992 and covers over 900 hectares of land.

It’s reportedly home to 1,500 residents, but their existence could be under threat following a land evaluation, which will hike up the rates.

EFF says the march is act of defiance

Speaking ahead of the march, the party said that it was an act of revolutionary defiance against the persistence of racial segregation and economic exclusion.

The EFF said that despite the collapse of Apartheid, the settlement continued to operate under exclusionary principles, as it allowed only Afrikaners to reside there.

“The EFF considers this a direct assault on the values of a non-racial and inclusive South Africa, for which countless lives were sacrificed,” the party said.

EFF wants City of Tshwane to do more

The party called on the City of Tshwane to do something about the settlement in light of a Gauteng High Court ruling.

In August 2024, the Gauteng High Court declared Kleinfontein illegal based on violations of zoning regulations and municipal bylaws.

The court directed the municipality to immediately enforce all relevant laws relating to planning and building regulations when it comes to the farms at the Kleinfontein settlement.

The Red Berets instead want the City of Tshwane to reject the rezoning applications of places that entrench racial segregation and economic exclusion.

The party emphasised that planning and land zoning should be used to dismantle Apartheid planning, not promote it. Much like its march to Kleinfontein, the EFF in the Northern Cape has previously expressed frustration with Orania.

You can view some of the EFF's protests outside Kleinfontein below.

South Africans divided by EFF’s plans

The party’s march to Kleinfontein drew mixed reactions online, as some criticised it, while others argued that the settlement did indeed promote racial segregation.

Yolandi Vd Bergh Holtzhausen said:

“A lot of athletes in the EFF party. Whenever I see a newspaper headline, they are always marching.”

Nadiem Farred added:

“Hahaha, eish wena. The EFF loves to march. It’s all they can do well.”

Peter Maruping noted:

“Afrikaner only town in 2025? In a so-called democracy, nogal? Ai.”

Waldi Mayrhofer suggested:

“EFF, do something useful. Create your own community of peace and tranquillity.”

Eddy Mathebula said:

“You are right EFF. We don't want any segregation within our society.”

Lele Lebo added:

“If Kleinfontein is private land, then let them be.”

Mathandi Mambili said:

“We will stay anywhere we want. They (inhabitants of Kleinfontein) must go to the US.”

BK Onneng added:

“Nice work EFF. Keep it up. People can’t come from the Netherlands and tell you that you can't access a location in your homeland.”

What you need to know about Kleinfontein

Kleinfontein is an Afrikaner-only settlement established in 1990, shortly before the end of apartheid. The town was founded by members of the Boere-Vryheidsbeweging with the explicit aim of creating a whites-only homeland, drawing strong comparisons to Orania.

Now, Kleinfontein finds itself at odds with the City of Tshwane. The Pretoria High Court has been asked to intervene and enforce municipal bylaws after the settlement was declared illegal.

Gwede Mantashe would advise black people to build in Orania

Briefly News reported that Gwede Mantashe said he would encourage black people to build in Orania if he were president of the country.

The Minister of Mineral and Petroleum Resources made the comments at Freedom Day celebrations on 27 April in Mpumalanga.

Mantashe argued that by mixing black and white at Orania, it would bring healing over hatred among people of all races.

Source: Briefly News