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Leader of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) party, Julius Malema (centre) with party members sing and dance after addressing supporters during an election rally at Orlando Stadium in Soweto, South Africa, May 5, 2019
AN OLD anti-apartheid song that called on black people to resist oppression has made fresh headlines in South Africa after becoming subject to an order by the country’s highest court.
The song has been contentious for years in South Africa because of its central lyrics “kill the Boer” and “shoot the Boer,” using a word for a white farmer.
In modern-day South Africa, it has mainly been sung by black leaders of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) at political rallies.
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