Elon Musk, and Donald Trump, have set their sights on South Africa, again, after a video of EFF leader Julius Malema chanting the controversial slogan, ”Kill the Boer – Kill the Farmer” during the party’s Human Rights Day event in Sharpeville, was shared widely on X.
Musk accused the EFF of actively promoting white genocide. His post, linking to a video of the EFF rally, sparked thousands of divisive comments. Musk’s post has been viewed over 50 million times, resulting in numerous global news outlets reporting on it.
Very few people know that there is a major political party in South Africa that is actively promoting white genocide.
The video below was just yesterday. A whole arena chanting about killing white people.
A month ago, the South African government passed a law legalizing… https://t.co/GHYp6DvGkr
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) March 22, 2025
Happy Human Rights Day South Africa! Yes, this video was recorded today. pic.twitter.com/VPeZnl2lvW
— Renaldo “Ngamla” Gouws
(@RenaldoGouws) March 21, 2025
Afriforum chief Kallie Kriel also amplified the matter, reposting it while adding US President Donald Trump, US Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Breitbart editor Joel Pollak into the chat.
“As President @realDonaldTrump would say: “VERY BAD” things are happening in South Africa. Today, the chant “Kill the Boer, kill the farmer,” which targets Afrikaners and farmers, was once again sung in South Africa. @PresidencyZA Ramaphosa and other senior ANC leaders were, as always, silent—once again giving it tacit support by not condemning it. Ironically, this happened today, a day officially recognised as Human Rights Day in South Africa. @joelpollak @SecRubio”
The message got through to Trump, as he took another dig at South Africa, first sharing a screengrab of Musk’s earlier comments, then following it up with a separate post from his Truth Social platform – labelling South Africa as a total – and very dangerous – mess.
— Donald J. Trump Posts From His Truth Social (@TrumpDailyPosts) March 23, 2025
Malema has been on record that he will never stop singing the struggle song. In 2022, the Equality Court ruled the singing of the song Dubul’ ibhunu – “Kill the Boer – Kill the Farmer” – was not hate speech. This ruling was later upheld by the Supreme Court of Appeal, which said that its lyrics could not be interpreted literally.
It remains controversial and polarising. Many commentators on Musk’s post pointed out that the EFF was race-baiting to get attention.
The idea that white genocide is taking place in South Africa has been debunked as a myth on numerous occasions, and the claim was even recently thrown out of court.
The divisive nature of Malema’s utterances is in stark contrast with President President Cyril Ramaphosa’s official Human Rights Day message, calling for the human rights of all South Africans to be upheld.
Ramaphosa used his weekly newsletter on Monday to reflect the country’s progress since the end of apartheid.
In his letter, Ramaphosa rejects divisive politics and reaffirms constitutional protections for all racial, cultural, and linguistic groups.
