▁attacks ▁on ▁commercial ▁far mers ▁and ▁eth nic ▁Bo ers , ▁the ▁electric ity ▁crisis , ▁cor ruption ▁across ▁government ▁depart ments ▁and ▁r amp ant ▁crime . ▁Through out ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁Ter re ' B lan che ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁speaker ▁at ▁several ▁A W B ▁r al lies , ▁en comp ass ing ▁V ry burg , ▁M idd el burg , ▁M p um al anga ▁and ▁P ret oria . ▁ ▁He ▁had ▁been ▁calling ▁for ▁a ▁" free ▁Af rik an er ▁republic ", ▁and ▁v owed ▁to ▁take ▁his ▁campaign ▁to ▁the ▁United ▁Nations ' ▁International ▁Court ▁of ▁Justice ▁in ▁The ▁H ague ▁in ▁a ▁bid ▁to ▁secure ▁this . ▁He ▁fav oured ▁large ▁tract s ▁of ▁land ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁purchased ▁from ▁the ▁eth nic ▁Sw az is ▁in ▁the ▁eastern ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁South ▁African ▁Republic , ▁from ▁the ▁Z ulus ▁in ▁northern ▁Natal , ▁and ▁others , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁largely ▁un in hab ited ▁port ions ▁of ▁the ▁interior ▁that ▁had ▁been ▁settled ▁by ▁the ▁Vo ort re kk ers . ▁In ▁June ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁it ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁A W B ▁Youth ▁Wing ▁would ▁be ▁launched ▁and ▁Ter re ' B lan che ▁was ▁to ▁be ▁its ▁found ing ▁member . ▁ ▁In ▁a ▁video ▁interview ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁he ▁vo iced ▁his ▁ob jection ▁to ▁a ▁proposal ▁to ▁change ▁the ▁icon ic ▁Spring b ok ▁em