' s ▁speech es ▁at ▁public ▁gather ings ▁often ▁ev oked ▁the ▁Battle ▁of ▁Blood ▁River , ▁and ▁his ▁or ator ical ▁skills ▁earned ▁him ▁much ▁support ▁among ▁the ▁white ▁right ▁wing ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ; ▁the ▁A W B ▁claimed ▁ 7 0 , 0 0 0 ▁members ▁at ▁its ▁height . ▁In ▁September ▁ 1 9 7 7 , ▁Johannes burg ▁newspaper ▁The ▁World ▁reported ▁that ▁Ter re ' B lan che ▁had ▁been ▁investig ated ▁on ▁charges ▁of ▁best ial ity ▁involving ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁African ▁bush p igs . ▁ ▁Through out ▁the ▁ 1 9 8 0 s , ▁Ter re ' B lan che ▁continued ▁to ▁present ▁himself ▁and ▁the ▁A W B ▁as ▁an ▁alternative ▁to ▁both ▁the ▁National ▁Party - led ▁government ▁and ▁the ▁Conserv ative ▁Party , ▁and ▁he ▁remained ▁sta unch ly ▁opposed ▁to ▁the ▁reform ▁policies ▁of ▁P . ▁W . ▁Both a ▁to ▁establish ▁additional , ▁al beit ▁still ▁separate , ▁parliament ary ▁ch amb ers ▁for ▁non - wh ites , ▁and ▁to ▁grant ▁suff rage ▁to ▁Col oured s ▁and ▁South ▁Afr icans ▁of ▁Indian ▁origin . ▁The ▁organisation ' s ▁strong est ▁support ▁was ▁found ▁in ▁the ▁rural ▁communities ▁of ▁South ▁Africa ' s ▁North , ▁with ▁compar ably ▁few ▁supp or ters ▁in ▁urban ▁areas ▁where ▁his ▁following ▁was ▁largely ▁limited ▁to ▁middle ▁and ▁lower ▁income ▁Af rik an ers . ▁ ▁End ▁of ▁apart heid ▁ ▁Ter re ' B lan che ▁viewed ▁the ▁end ▁of