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Original Post Date: 2010-04-06 Time: 17:00:02 Posted By: News Poster
By Alex Bell
Concern is high after this weekend’s controversial visit by ANC Youth League (ANC-YL) leader Julius Malema, who used a ZANU PF rally to sing a song already deemed as ‘hate speech’ by his country’s courts.
Malema visited Zimbabwe as a guest of ZANU PF’s Youth League, to learn ‘lessons’ on nationalisation. The firebrand ANC-YL leader, who rose to notoriety by stating that he would ‘kill’ for South African President Jacob Zuma, addressed a number of ZANU PF rallies over the weekend. It was on this platform that Malema once again sang the apartheid era protest song ‘Shoot the Boer’ (Dubula’ibhunu), which a court barred him from singing after declaring it a form of hate speech.
But this didn’t stop him from singing it in Zimbabwe, where a senior ZANU PF youth official substituted the word ‘ibhunu’, with ‘Roy Bennett’ – in reference to the MDC Treasurer General.
“We are not against whites at all, we are only against those whites who do not see blacks as human beings,” said ZANU PF youth secretary, Absalom Sikhosana.
There is grave concern over this echo of Malema’s chosen song, which he has used to incite and stir up racial tensions in South Africa. The ANC led government has also declared it would appeal the court decision ruling the song as hate speech, saying it is a part of the country’s heritage. But rights groups, such as civil rights initiative AfriForum, have warned that the singing of the song in recent weeks is increasing racial tensions and violence.
AfriForum’s Ernst Roets, who has led the legal challenge to force Malema to stop singing the song, told SW Radio Africa on Tuesday that the song is encouraging ‘racial polarisation’ and violence. He explained how many of their members have spoken of increased threats against them, threats that have only increased since Malema started using the song as his personal anthem. Roets also expressed concern that at least seven South African farmers have been killed since Malema first sang the song last month, echoing statistics that one farmer is killed every two days in South Africa. Roets however hesitated in linking the murders with the singing of the song.
ZANU PF’s worrying twist on the song came at the same time that racial tensions almost boiled over in South Africa, after a controversial white supremacist was murdered over the weekend on his farm. Eugene Terreblanche was killed by two of his farm workers, allegedly in a dispute over pay, but his far right wing AWB group has accused Malema and the singing of the ‘Shoot the Boer’ song as the real reason behind the murder.
The ANC led government, under the helm of Jacob Zuma, has called for calm and police have stated that the murder is in no way political. But as Roets pointed out on Tuesday there has been no condemnation of the song or Malema’s contempt of court by singing it. Roets said it is gravely concerning that the country’s leadership refuses to denounce hate speech in this way, despite what many say are the obvious consequences.
Original date published: 6 April 2010
Source: http://allafrica.com/stories/201004061133.html?viewall=1