ANC members no longer allowed to chant 'Kill the Boer', says Mbalula
Mbalula was briefing the media on Wednesday about the outcomes of the party's national executive committee (NEC) meeting.
'As the ANC, we sang that song, but no member of the ANC today will be allowed to sing 'Kill the Boer',' he said. 'Simple as that.
'Even if the Constitutional Court said you can sing it, why should we sing 'Kill the Boer' in a democratic dispensation?'
The song dates back to the anti-apartheid movement and was used as a protest song against the Afrikaner-dominated government. The EFF continues to sing the song, while civil rights organisation AfriForum argues that the song incites harm and hatred towards Afrikaners. However, the courts have ruled that it does not constitute hate speech.
'We sang the song because we were fighting the commandos when we infiltrated the country from Limpopo. They deployed the Boers and commandos to kill the [MK] guerrillas as we infiltrated the country. From Angola and in the front-line states, we sang 'Kill the Boer, kill the farmer' to infiltrate the country and come inside to fight,' said Mbalula.
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