<p>Several white farmers and their supporters have been protesting in South Africa over alleged increased&nbsp;number of murders of white farmers.</p>

<p>The protest, called&nbsp;Black Monday, has been carried out because of the increasing&nbsp;rate of&nbsp;white farmers&#39; murders, which is much higher than&nbsp;the overall murder rate in&nbsp;South Africa, reports said.</p>

<p>During&nbsp;the last year itself, about&nbsp;70 white farmers have been killed in&nbsp;341 attacks on&nbsp;farms, reports say.</p>

<p>Several highways leading to&nbsp;the South African cities of&nbsp;Cape Town, Pretoria and Johannesburg have been blocked&nbsp;with&nbsp;traffic jams by several trucks belonging to white farmers and their supporter, who organised the protest.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Three protesters were&nbsp;injured when a truck clashed&nbsp;into vehicles.&nbsp;</p>

<p>Social media in South Africa has been buzzing as people tweeted their thoughts and concern about #BlackMonday</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">I am an African. No Farmers, No Food. No food, No Life. The lives of those killed in farm attacks matter.. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/BlackMonday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#BlackMonday</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FarmMurders?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FarmMurders</a> ???? <a href="https://t.co/iMFDxezb3p">pic.twitter.com/iMFDxezb3p</a></p>
&mdash; Laura&#39;s World (@LaurasWorldza) <a href="https://twitter.com/LaurasWorldza/status/924865703655682048?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p dir="ltr" lang="en"><a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Blackmonday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Blackmonday</a> is on the move! <a href="https://t.co/QMyFy1o6Cx">pic.twitter.com/QMyFy1o6Cx</a></p>
&mdash; lydia van der merwe (@DerLydia) <a href="https://twitter.com/DerLydia/status/924871744414011392?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>Supporters&nbsp;were urged to wear&nbsp;black during the protest.</p>

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<p dir="ltr" lang="en">The only black you will probably see at <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/blackmonday?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#blackmonday</a> protests are the shirts... <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/notinmyname?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#notinmyname</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/returntoapartheid?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#returntoapartheid</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/tumisole?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@tumisole</a> <a href="https://t.co/vmrD4rHq8p">pic.twitter.com/vmrD4rHq8p</a></p>
&mdash; Johan Pienaar (@JohanPienaar) <a href="https://twitter.com/JohanPienaar/status/924864785749102597?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 30, 2017</a></blockquote>
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<p>Organisers of the protest&nbsp;from Stellenbosch to Cape Town said that it was not just about farm murders, but was for all people who were murdered in the country each year.</p>

<p>Protesters have been alerted by Police Minister Fikile Mbalula&nbsp;to be calm, notifying&nbsp;that there would be consequences against anyone&nbsp;who threatened to hinder traffic on&nbsp;roads with trucks and tractors.</p>

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Protests by several white farmers and their supporters have transpired in South Africa due to?increased number of murders of white farmers.

Several white farmers and their supporters have been protesting in South Africa over alleged increased number of murders of white farmers. The protest, called Black Monday, has been carried out because of the increasing rate of white farmers' murders, which is much higher than the overall murder rate in South Africa, reports said. During the last year itself, about 70 white farmers have been killed in 341 attacks on farms, reports say. Several highways leading to the South African cities of Cape Town, Pretoria and Johannesburg have been blocked with traffic jams by several trucks belonging to white farmers and their supporter, who organised the protest. Three protesters were injured when a truck clashed into vehicles. Social media in South Africa has been buzzing as people tweeted their thoughts and concern about #BlackMonday I am an African. No Farmers, No Food. No food, No Life. The lives of those killed in farm attacks matter.. #BlackMonday #FarmMurders ???? pic.twitter.com/iMFDxezb3p — Laura's World (@LaurasWorldza) October 30, 2017 × #Blackmonday is on the move! pic.twitter.com/QMyFy1o6Cx — lydia van der merwe (@DerLydia) October 30, 2017 × #genoegisgenoeg A post shared by gaston Botes (@gassie.botes) on Oct 29, 2017 at 11:28pm PDT × Supporters were urged to wear black during the protest. The only black you will probably see at #blackmonday protests are the shirts... #notinmyname #returntoapartheid @tumisole pic.twitter.com/vmrD4rHq8p — Johan Pienaar (@JohanPienaar) October 30, 2017 × Organisers of the protest from Stellenbosch to Cape Town said that it was not just about farm murders, but was for all people who were murdered in the country each year. Protesters have been alerted by Police Minister Fikile Mbalula to be calm, notifying that there would be consequences against anyone who threatened to hinder traffic on roads with trucks and tractors.

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