, ▁and ▁that ▁an ▁arrangement ▁had ▁been ▁made ▁to ▁pay ▁them ▁after ▁the ▁week end . ▁She ▁stated ▁that ▁he ▁had ▁enjoyed ▁a ▁good ▁relationship ▁with ▁his ▁employees , ▁which ▁had ▁been ▁strength ened ▁by ▁their ▁work ▁with ▁animals ▁on ▁the ▁farm . ▁ ▁After math ▁Chris ▁M ahl angu ' s ▁announ cement ▁to ▁other ▁farm ▁workers ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁" now ▁their ▁b oss " ▁fuel led ▁susp ic ions ▁that ▁the ▁murder ▁was ▁polit ically ▁motiv ated . ▁The ▁murder ▁took ▁place ▁amid ▁a ▁ra cial ▁controvers y ▁in ▁South ▁Africa ▁involving ▁the ▁singing ▁of ▁a ▁song ▁by ▁African ▁National ▁Congress ▁Youth ▁League ▁leader ▁Julius ▁Male ma , ▁which ▁includes ▁the ▁lyr ics ▁" S ho ot ▁the ▁Bo er " ▁(" D ub ul ' ▁i b h un u "). ▁The ▁AN C , ▁which ▁had ▁previously ▁def ended ▁its ▁right ▁to ▁sing ▁the ▁song , ▁announced ▁that ▁it ▁would ▁consider ▁a ▁mor ator ium ▁on ▁the ▁singing ▁of ▁the ▁song , ▁following ▁the ▁murder , ▁in ▁the ▁interests ▁of ▁national ▁coh es ion . ▁Democratic ▁Alliance ▁leader ▁Helen ▁Z ille ▁said ▁that ▁the ▁murder ▁would ▁" infl ame ▁t ensions " ▁in ▁South ▁Africa . ▁Male ma ▁denied ▁the ▁song ▁had ▁anything ▁to ▁do ▁with ▁the ▁murder , ▁and ▁def ended ▁his ▁singing ▁of ▁it , ▁saying ▁he ▁was ▁" ready ▁to ▁die ," ▁and ▁that ▁he ▁was ▁not ▁sc ared ▁of ▁Bo ers , ▁in ▁reference ▁to ▁thre ats , ▁later ▁ret ract ed , ▁that