Newly appointed correctional services minister Pieter Groenewald has over the years advocated for the death penalty to be reinstated to curb crime.
Groenewald's appointment to the cabinet by President Cyril Ramaphosa on Sunday has sparked a debate.
His appointment has put a spotlight on his calls for the reinstatement of the death penalty over the years.
Farm murders: Freedom Front Plus actions and successes: After several speeches and political pressure, the police appointed a commission of inquiry into farm attacks and murders in 2001. The FF Plus was the only party that made a submission to the commission. The submission stated that farm murders are politically motivated and that the death penalty must be reinstated, Groenewald wrote on the party's website in 2017.
He has made public statements about his stance on the death penalty saying it would be used to deal with people sentenced for murder.
