JOHANNESBURG April 6 (Xinhua) -- A South African court has charged two men for murdering far-right movement leader Eugene Terre'Blanche, local media reported on Tuesday.

Terre'Blanche, the leader of Afrikaner Weerstandsbeweging (AWB), was murder on Saturday. According to the police, Terre'Blanche was allegedly murdered by two of his farm laborers following a pay dispute

Reports quoted Prosecutor George Baloyi as saying that two men, aged 15 and 27 respectively, have been charged.

The prosecutor said the two have been formally charged with murder, housebreaking with intent to rob, attempted robbery and a new hearing has been set for April 14.

The murder has triggered fears in South Africa that violence may break out.

South African forces have joined hands in calling for calm amid the murder of Terre'Blanche.

South African President Jacob Zuma on Saturday appealed for calm in the country, warning against "agent provocateurs" inciting violence shortly after the murder of Terre'Blanche.

"The President appeals for calm following this terrible deed and asks South Africans not to allow agent provocateurs to take advantage of this situation by inciting or fueling racial hatred," said the presidency in a statement.
"In any dispute, especially in a country like South Africa where we uphold the rule of law, no one is allowed to take the law into his own hands," said Zuma in a statement.

The South African Council of Churches (SACC) on Monday called for political parties to show strong leadership following the murder of Terre'Blanche.

"We call upon other political leaders to step forward and provide the reconciling leadership that is necessary for the country at this time," said Eddie Makue, the general secretary of SACC.

The South African National Civic Organization (SANCO) on Monday condemned the murder of Terre'Blancheand.

"We are concerned and condemn the callous and brutal murder of the man who was on the mend of his ways of being a patriotic leader," SANCO spokesman Dumisane Mthalane said in a statement.

"We call upon our people to desist from such criminality irrespective of the nature of incitement."

Also on Monday, AWB said that it would not retaliate for the killing of its leader amid fears of a backlash to spark racial tensions.

In a statement, Pieter Steyn, an AWB general, appealed for "calm" and not to engage "in any form of violence."

Terre'Blanche will be buried on his farm on Friday.