Dubul' ibhunu

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"Dubul' ibhunu" (Xhosa: [dəbʊliːbuːnuː]), translated as shoot the Boer, kill the Boer or kill the farmer, is a controversial South African anti-apartheid song. It is sung in Xhosa or Zulu. The song originates in the struggle against apartheid, when it was first sung to protest against the Afrikaner-dominated National Party-led government of South Africa that existed from 1948 to 1994. It gained new prominence after 2010 following its use at political rallies held by the African National Congress (ANC) and Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF). South African courts ruled it to be a form of hate speech in 2010, a ruling that was later overturned in 2022 in a specific protest incident in 2020 following the murder of a farm manager in Senekal. Supporters of the song see it as a song that articulates an important part of South Africa's history, is an important part of political discourse, and that its meaning has been misconstrued as advocating killing Boers or farmers. Opponents of the song argue...

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