Cape Town — Songs like Dubul’ Ibhunu (Kill the Boer) must be understood for what they really are and “are not literal and not directed at any particular grouping” but rather at “the entrenched system of land inequity”, the EFF argues in court papers before the Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA).
EWN reports that Afriforum has lodged an appeal with the SCA against a ruling by the Equality Court that the song is not hate speech. The case is set down for SEptember
The song is in the headlines again after thousands of EFF members attending the party’s 10th birthday bash on Saturday chanted the song repeatedly.
Malema and ELon MUsk also traded insults on social media over the song.
According to News24, Musk, who was born in South Africa and owns the platform X (formerly Twitter), accused Malema of promoting genocide of white people in South Africa by continuing to sing the song. Malema retorted: “O bolela masepa (You are talking shit).”
The DA, meanwhile, said it was planning to file a complaint against Malema at the UN Human Rights Council and urged President Cyril Ramaphosa to take a stand against the singing of the song.
EFF national spokesperson Sinawo Tambo responded that the DA and the ANC could do whatever they want.
“I don’t think there’s a difference between the DA and the ANC so if Cyril Ramaphosa attempts to take action against the EFF for commemorating South Africa’s liberation struggle, we won’t be shocked. The DA and the ANC are one and the same. We’re not even taking it seriously, we’re still in a celebratory mood.”
In the documents filed before the SCA, the EFF argues that songs like Dubul’ Ibhunu “are not policies but figurative embellishments that are common if not necessary for political chant flavour”.
It adds that it would be “fanciful” to suggest that if the EFF really intended to incite harm and violence that they would do it in the form of a chant or so publicly.
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