Many South Africans took to social media on Tuesday calling for ‘Die Stem’ to be either removed from the anthem or to sit down when it is sung, calling it a hate crime song and a remnant of South Africa’s apartheid past.
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This comes after some South Africans called for the removal of ‘Die Stem’ from the national anthem as a direct response after DA leader John Steenhuisen said the party will file charges at the United Nations Human Rights Council against both EFF leader Julius Malema and the ANC government for Malema chanting “Kill the boer, kill the farmer”.
Malema’s chanted at the EFF’s 10th anniversary celebrations at FNB Stadium in Johannesburg on Saturday.
South Africans took to to social media on Tuesday calling for ‘Die Stem’ to be either removed from the anthem or to sit down when it is sung, calling it a hate crime song and a remnant of South Africa’s Apartheid past.
On the other hand, others defended ‘Die Stem’ and slammed ‘Kill the Boer’, saying ‘Die Stem’ was still part of the national anthem and that ‘Kill the Boer’ incited hate and violence.
