Ramaphosa’s silence over Malema’s ‘kill the boer’ chant is deafening: Steenhuisen

As anger continues to simmer over EFF leader Julius Malema’s ‘kill the boer’ chant, the DA’s John Steenhuisen has penned a long letter to the president.

Steenhuisen says President Cyril Ramaphosa’s silence over Malema is deafening.

Malema has once again come under fire for chanting ‘kill the boer’ during his celebratory speech at the EFF’s 10th birthday on Saturday.

This is despite the ruling by the Equality Court that the chant does not constitute hate speech.

In the letter, Steenhuisen is accusing Malema of inciting violence and says it’s not the first time that the opposition leader called for a civil war and wanton bloodshed for political gain.

“For millions of South Africans, this was a spine-chilling reminder of the horrors of our violent and divisive past. It struck fear into the heart of our nation,” he says.

Steenhuisen has called on Ramaphosa to speak out against Malema.

[STEENHUISEN’S LETTER TO RAMAPHOSA]

The chant has also raised the ire of South African-born billionaire and Twitter owner, Elon Musk.

Musk also criticised the President for not saying anything on the matter.

He took to his app, claiming that the EFF leader is pushing for the genocide of white people in South Africa.

They are openly pushing for genocide of white people in South Africa. @CyrilRamaphosa, why do you say nothing?

— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) July 31, 2023

Malema has hit back at the billionaire, saying he looks like an illiterate.

“Elon Musk wants to learn about this song, the records are there in court. Let him go read the judgments and listen to arguments in court.”

He used his media briefing on Wednesday to reiterate that he will sing this song as and when he feels like it.

MALEMA: There is no song ‘Kill the Boer, kill the Farmer’, that is a chant – we overexplained in court. If you have a problem with it, go to the records of the Court #EFFPresser

— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) August 2, 2023

South Africans are divided over the chant and have taken to social media to air their views.

“Kill The Boer” is a historical slogan chant, not a song. No one has ever gone out to “Kill The Boer” after chanting those words.

This is how South African black mental slaves nurse white people’s feelings:
1. They changed “Sharpeville Massacre” to “Human Rights Day” to ease the…

— RASHID KAY™ (@rashid_kay) August 1, 2023

Black people don't have a history of killing white people. White people have a history of killing black people. The fear of violence by white people over the song "Kill The Boer, Kill The Farmer" has nothing to do with us or Julius Malema, but their own guilt… pic.twitter.com/PpHTlXS6b3

— Phillix M. Kokwele 🇿🇦 (@Matome_Kay) August 1, 2023

Shocking video shows South Africa’s black party singing “kill the Boer (Whites), kill the White farmer”

This is all downstream from the rotten secular religion of wokeness and CRT plaguing America today.

You have been warned.

WATCH.

pic.twitter.com/P4T8XqSjMq

— Benny Johnson (@bennyjohnson) July 31, 2023

There is a lot of nonsensical defence of this as being part of our liberatory cultural heritage. Singing this today is pure racial baiting. It is an attempt to make some citizens feel as if they do not belong. Its juvenile reactionary politics at its worse & will destroy SA. pic.twitter.com/YBiH87Punz

— Adam Habib (@AdHabb) July 31, 2023

There’s NOTHING WRONG with “Kill the Boer, Kill the farmer”. I don’t know how many times we have to say the song refers to a SYSTEM. A brutal system that KILLED, RAPED & Dispossessed black people of their God given LAND and ECONOMY.

The song is EMBEDDED in our hearts ❤️ pic.twitter.com/BzVZJySlYK

— Modibe Vladimir Modiba (@mmodiba10) August 1, 2023