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The civil rights organisation AfriForum is in the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein today to appeal the Equality Court\u2019s finding that the \u201cKill the Boer\u201d chant is not hate speech. AfriForum\u2019s stance is that the song is a clear-cut example of hate speech and that it endangers the farmers of South Africa.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
On 17 August 2023 a couple from Pietermaritzburg in KwaZulu-Natal were attacked on their farm. They were seriously assaulted while their attackers shouted, \u201cKill the Boer, kill the farmer\u201d. The female victim was stabbed with a spear, but the couple luckily survived the attack. Thanks to the quick response of the local farming community and civilian security structures, six suspects, including those in the getaway vehicle, were apprehended. This recent brutal attack proves the seriousness of AfriForum\u2019s fight in court against \u201cKill the Boer\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Kallie Kriel, CEO of AfriForum, says that this week\u2019s court case forms part of AfriForum\u2019s three-pronged strategy to oppose Malema\u2019s extremist, hateful and dangerous rhetoric, namely, through legal actions, the mobilization and expansion of community safety structures and the promotion of mutual recognition and respect between cultural communities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cIt\u2019s troubling that there are still people out there making excuses for the hateful \u2018Kill the Boer\u2019 chant. It is evident however that public opinion has started to shift drastically against thugs like the EFF and their encouragement of lawlessness, hatred, and violence. It\u2019s encouraging to see every decent South African standing with AfriForum in this fight,\u201d Kriel concludes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
AfriForum encourages the public to show their support for the fight against Malema\u2019s hate speech at www.stopmalema.co.za<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n <\/p>\n\n\n\n