AfriForum says ‘Kill the Boer’ ruling is proof that minority groups are on their own

AfriForum CEO, Kallie Kriel, says the government’s failure to condemn the singing of the Kill the Boer song is an indication that Afrikaners and other minority groups in South Africa are on their own.

On Thursday, the Constitutional Court dismissed the group’s bid to try and reverse a judgment, which found that singing the chant ‘Dubhul iBhunu’ does not constitute hate speech.

The lobby group wanted the Apex Court to set aside a SCA ruling that recognised the historical context of the song.

The ruling came amid a fresh debate on the song after Economic Freedom Fighters leader, Julius Malema, was captured singing the anti-apartheid “Kill the Boer” song during a Human Rights Day Commemoration in Sharpeville.

Speaking to YNews, Kriel expressed concern over what, he says, is a rise in the radicalisation in the interpretation of the Constitution.

He says the Constitutional Court has moved away from its mandate to protect human rights.

Kriel has also said they will explore options to protect themselves internationally by taking the matter to an international court if necessary.

With the political transition of 1994, the impression was created that the Constitution and the Constitutional Court would protect human rights – protection that would also include the human rights of Afrikaners. After this shocking court judgement, we see that this is no longer… pic.twitter.com/aDW24r76qw

— Kallie Kriel (@kalliekriel) March 27, 2025

Weighing in on the matter, Minister in the Presidency Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, reflected on AfriForum’s discourse on the song, saying the country’s history cannot be washed away.

Ntshavheni on Thursday says Cabinet is also aware of the false claim that there were approximately 72 000 white farmers who had signed up to relocate to the US, in responds to the invitation by the Trump administration.

She says Cabinet is concerned with the continuing spreading of false information campaigns by Solidarity, AfriForum and their allies at home and in the US.

The Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) insists it will not back down from singing the controversial song, despite increasing calls for the song to be shunned in public discourse.

The EFF’s Statement Welcoming Constitutional Court Ruling Dismissing AfriForum’s Desperate Attempt to Suppress “Kill the Boer”

-At no point in South African history have Black people ever victimised white people. The very suggestion is an insult to truth and justice. The real… pic.twitter.com/Wi76yAckFR

— Economic Freedom Fighters (@EFFSouthAfrica) March 27, 2025

The ⁦@EFFSouthAfrica⁩ superior logic prevails again. I want all of you combined with your white supremacist; we will still show you flames. Try me boys. ⁦@elonmusk⁩ ⁦@realDonaldTrump⁩ pic.twitter.com/hhF9Aljkhp

— Julius Sello Malema (@Julius_S_Malema) March 27, 2025

Political commentator, Goodenough Mashego, says government now needs to find a way to detract people from the false information being peddled by AfriForum and Solidarity Movement.

Mashego has slammed the lobby groups for spreading misinformation about the country, saying they are just playing the victim card.

He says Pretoria must look at feeding the world, via social media etc., the truth about the reality of South Africa.

Directly threatening the @POTUS and @elonmusk. “Try me boys.” pic.twitter.com/gAKAEpfDzF

— My Turn – South Africa (@AliceVLAuthor) March 27, 2025

This is what @afriforum members are doing to Black Children in South Africa and @kalliekriel deliberately forgot to tell his uncle Donald. pic.twitter.com/6DDBQ08ody

— Battalion 54 (@54Battalion) March 28, 2025

The fact that the Constitutional Court in South Africa would rule in favor of a violent genocidal chant pretty much justifies the Trump Administration’s concerns about what’s happening in South Africa.

— Gerrit Cramer (@cramer_gerrit) March 28, 2025

Stay there bro, South Africa is not good for you. America is the land of the free and has opened it’s door for people feeling unsafe

— Eward G Rukobo (@The_Nocturnal_G) March 28, 2025

We’ve given Kallie Kriel and his psychopaths enough attention, we need to move on now. Boers slaughtered & raped Africans, now they think that history will be erased by claiming singing “Kill the boer” threatens them.

— Tshepo Sibeko (@tqsibeko) March 28, 2025

You, Kallie Kriel @kalliekriel and Ernst Roets @ErnstRoets must seriously consider going for self imposed exile, you are directly responsible for what happened and there’s a strong chance they will not allow you to breathe.

— Bro Moss (@MosesPheeha) March 28, 2025