South Africa: BLF Members Sjambok DA Activist

A member of the DA was allegedly assaulted by Black First Land First (BLF) members on Thursday at Gandhi Square, in Johannesburg, where the DA had gathered to canvass support for the #Data4All campaign.

The woman, who asked not to be named "for safety reasons", told News24 that she was whipped with a sjambok by one of two men in BLF T-shirts who cornered a group of DA members at Gandhi Square.

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