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Musk says Julius Malema's party is 'openly pushing for' genocide of white South Africans
…openly pushing for
What he said or did
After EFF leader Julius Malema led the Kill the Boer
chant at a rally, Musk wrote that they were openly pushing for
genocide of white people in South Africa and asked why President Ramaphosa had not responded.
Background
The EFF says the struggle-era song targets a system of white supremacy, not people. In 2022 the Equality Court ruled the chant was not hate speech.
Official response
Malema said Musk looks like an illiterate
and that This matter is closed.
The Democratic Alliance said it would complain to the UN Human Rights Council; Freedom Front Plus opened a criminal case against Malema.
Fact-checks and findings
In February 2025 the Western Cape High Court (Judge Rosheni Allie) described the notion of a white genocide in South Africa as clearly imagined and not real
in an unrelated bequest case (BusinessDay).
What happened next
The Supreme Court of Appeal upheld the Equality Court ruling in 2024, and the Constitutional Court refused AfriForum leave to appeal in March 2025 (News24).
Sources
- JusticeInfo.net2 Aug 2023
- Polity1 Aug 2023
- News2427 Mar 2025
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