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The Democratic Alliance (DA) has slammed Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema\u2019s \u201cKill the Boer\u201d chant, claiming that it incites <\/span>violence, fuels hatred, and deepens divisions within our society.<\/span><\/p>\n This comes after the EFF insisted that it will not back down from singing the controversial song with the lyrics, \u201cKill the Boer, kill the farmer,\u201d despite growing calls to shun it in public discourse.<\/span><\/p>\n The DA\u2018s national spokesperson Willie Aucamp said the <\/span>inflammatory \u201cKill the Boer\u201d chant has no place in society, regardless of any legal ruling on its constitutionality.<\/span><\/p>\n He voiced concern that the song continues to be sung by Malema and other political figures and is deeply troubling and unacceptable.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThe song ‘Kill the Boer, kill the farmer’ goes beyond mere words. It incites violence, stokes hatred, and deepens divisions within our society,\u201d Aucamp said.<\/span><\/p>\n <\/p>\n On Thursday, News reported that the Constitutional Court has dismissed a leave to appeal by AfriForum, an advocacy group determined to ban the song, arguing that is it inflammatory.<\/span><\/p>\n In a ruling handed down on Thursday, the apex court said the application bears no reasonable prospects for success.<\/span><\/p>\n Aucamp, however, argued that the country should be focused on unity and healing, and that the song \u201cKill the Boer, kill the farmer\u201d serves only to deepen the existing rifts between communities.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cFarmers play an essential role in feeding the nation, and to see their work and lives targeted by such harmful rhetoric is an affront to the values of respect and dignity we should uphold,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n He added that such divisive language has not only had local repercussions, but international ones as well.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cSouth Africa\u2019s reputation on the global stage is at risk when such hatred is openly condoned, making our country more vulnerable to external scrutiny,\u201d Aucamp said.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cWe cannot afford to further polarise our society or undermine the international standing we\u2019ve fought so hard to build.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n Aucamp emphasised that the court\u2019s ruling, though controversial, should not be seen as a validation of the song\u2019s acceptability in the broader social context.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cThis song, and the environment it creates, contradicts the principles of nation-building, social cohesion, and mutual respect that South Africa so desperately needs,\u201d he said.<\/span><\/p>\n He added that political leaders have a responsibility to foster peace and unity, not to incite violence or deepen social unrest.<\/span><\/p>\n \u201cPresident Ramaphosa also has a responsibility to condemn the singing of this song and not deflect and minimise the issue,\u201d Aucamp added.<\/span><\/p>\n simon.majadibodu@iol.co.za<\/span><\/p>\n Politics<\/strong><\/p>\n The Democratic Alliance (DA) has slammed Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema\u2019s \u201cKill the Boer\u201d chant, claiming that it incites violence, fuels hatred, and deepens divisions within our society. This comes after the EFF insisted that it will not back down from singing the controversial song with the lyrics, \u201cKill the Boer, kill the farmer,\u201d […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[18],"tags":[18039,8765,1045,18040,14833,2895,536,4607,15720,426,1789],"class_list":["post-235769","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","category-politics","tag-039kill","tag-afriforum","tag-appeal","tag-boer039","tag-chant","tag-condemn","tag-court","tag-dismisses","tag-malema039s","tag-ramaphosa","tag-urges"],"yoast_head":"\nGet your news on the go, click here to join the News WhatsApp channel. <\/strong><\/h3>\n
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