Ebrahim Harvey | Why the retention of Kill the Boer song undermines SA’s national interest

It's not banned, but the anti-apartheid song "Kill the Boer" is dividing South Africa. Representatives of a white lobby organization are citing racism and seeing themselves as victims. The US government is therefore blocking financial aid. By S. Ueberbach.

AfriForum welcomes condemnation of the chant 'Kill the Boer' by US government

AfriForum has welcomed the US government’s condemnation of the chant “Kill the Boer, which has been the centre of attention in recent weeks. Thus week, the US Embassy in Pretoria stated: “Let’s be clear: ‘Kill the Boer’ is a chant that incites violence against ethnic minorities. The EFF is propagating racial hate with this chant. It must stop,” the Embassy said as per IOL. The Afrikaner lobby group touched on the new US bill, which could target …

ConCourt’s ruling on “Kill the Boer” raises alarming questions: Dave Steward

Key topics: Constitutional Court denies AfriForum’s appeal on hate speech ruling Malema’s rhetoric and its implications for minority protections South Africa’s legal stance vs. international human rights standards Sign up for your early morning brew of the BizNews Insider to keep you up to speed with the content that matters. The newsletter will land in your inbox at 5:30am weekdays. Register here. Support South Africa’s bastion of independent …

‘Kill the Boer’ is a betrayal of SA’s democratic promise – The Mail & Guardian

South Africa is at one of its crossroads. Our freedom requires leadership rooted in dignity, human rights and justice. Yet we find ourselves periodically dragged into a political theatre that gutters our national conversation and distracts us from the urgent work of rebuilding a fractured society. The recent iteration of Julius Malema’s chant, “Kill the Boer, Kill the Farmer,” is politically bankrupt. It diminishes the very ethos upon which our …

Ebrahim Harvey | Why the retention of Kill the Boer song undermines SA’s national interest

Instead of singing Dubul' ibhunu, translated as Shoot the Boer or Kill the farmer, the EFF and black South Africans should rather focus their efforts and energies on the implementation of Section 25 of the Constitution and the recent Expropriation Act, writes Ebrahim Harvey.

Kill the Boer: Elon Musk and the anti-apartheid song

South Africa's highest court has rejected a renewed bid to outlaw a controversial song from the country's apartheid era that has been condemned by Elon Musk as promoting white genocide.The Constitutional Court has rejected an application to appeal its 2022 ruling that the song "Kill the Boer" does not "incite violence" but is a "historic struggle song".Following the decision, the Black nationalist Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party released a…