South African Marxist Politician Urges Followers to ‘Kill Whites,’ Including Women and Children

Black First Land First (BLF) leader Andile Mngxitama holds up his fist as BLF members picket outside the offices of MiWay Insurance Company in Centurion on July 21, 2017. Phill Magakoe/AFP/Getty Images

A South African politician is facing criticism after he threatened to kill five white people for each black person killed.

Andile Mngxitama, the leader of the far-left Black First Land First (BLF)—a Marxist, revolutionary socialist party in the country—made the controversial statement during a rally on Dec. 8.