Democratic Alliance Calls on Cyril Ramaphosa To Condemn “Kill the Boer”

• The Democratic Alliance slammed the Kill the Boer chant as unacceptable and inflammatory despite the Constitutional Court ruling
• AfriForum's bid to appeal the Equality Court's decision in the highest court failed, as the court ruled that the song is protected under the freedom of speech laws
• It also called on the Constitutional Court to reconsider the court's ruling and stressed that it has international drawbacks

Tebogo Mokwena, affiliated with Briefly News, provided local and international political analysis and interviews in South Africa for Daily Sun and Vutivi Business News during his nine years of experience.

JOHANNESBURG—The Democratic Alliance (DA) has called for the Constitutional Court to reconsider its ruling in favour of the Kill the Boer chant. The highest court in the land ruled that the song is protected by the laws of freedom of speech, but the Democratic Alliance was not happy with the ruling.

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What did the Democratic Alliance say?

In a statement the party posted on its @Our_DA X account, it said it has no place in South African society. It called for a rejection of bloodthirsty politicians to beat poverty and the high cost of living. The song's content provokes violence and sows seeds of hatred, it said. The DA also said the song's languages are not just damaging locally but internationally as well.

DA slams ConCourt ruling

The Democratic Alliance, which entered into a Government of National Unity with the African National Congress, also slammed the Constitutional Court's ruling. The party also demanded that President Cyril Ramaphosa's responsibility is to speak out against the singing of this song and not minimise its backlash.

Read the X statement here:

Recent outrage over the song

The Democratic Alliance joined the voices of billionaire Elon Musk and United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio, who also spoke out against the song. Musk slammed Malema for singing the song on Human Rights Day in Sharpeville. He accused the media of not providing the incident coverage.

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Rubio also condemned the singing of the song. He said the song incited violence and called on South Adrivan politicians and leaders to protect Afrikaners and disfavored groups.

What you need to know about the Kill the Boer chant

• In 2022, AfriForum said it would appeal the Equality Court's ruling that the Kill the Boer chant was not hate speech
• The Democratic Alliance and Elon Musk, in 2023, voiced opposition to the singing of the song
• In the same year, DA leader John Steenhuisen accused Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema of trying to ignite a civil war in South Africa
• EFF member Carl Niehaus defended his singing of the Kill the Boer song on Human Rights Day

AfriForum slams Constitutional Court ruling

In a related article, Briefly News reported that AfriForum slammed the constitutional court's ruling in favour of the Kill the Boer song. The court ruled that the song was not hate speech and was protected by the laws of freedom of expression.

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Afriforum approached the Constitutional Court after the Equality Court ruled against it in 2022. It said more judges are ideologically driven and slammed Ramaphosa, accusing him of not condemning the song.

Source: Briefly News