https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/43091a48-bfbb-4d76-b9c6-b18babd47371 On 14 April 2026, the South African Magistrates Court in Johannesburg sentenced Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema to five years in prison for firing an assault rifle into the air at a political rally in 2018. In a 2022 court appearance, Julius Malema defended the protest song "Dubul’ ibhunu," meaning "Kill the Boer," which emerged from apartheid's brutality. He rejected attempts to downplay apartheid's historical context and the trauma it inflicted on Black South Africans. The term "Boer" refers to white settlers who dominated the apartheid regime. Many supporters of Julius Malema and the Economic Freedom Fighters argue that his recent sentencing for firing a weapon into the air, which injured no one, is part of a political witch hunt. They point to years of pressure from groups like AfriForum, targeting him over his stance on decolonisation, land redistribution, and his refusal to stop singing “Kill the Boer.” Supporters say this is what those efforts were always building toward. Malema argued that critics of the song, including US President Trump and Elon Musk, are misusing it to suggest a state-backed genocide against white South Africans. He emphasised that these claims serve to undermine government policies aimed at addressing the injustices of apartheid, which the UN has classified as a crime against humanity. In the video, Malema highlights the crimes committed under apartheid, including torture and extrajudicial killings, and confronts those who upheld the system. Mon, 20 Apr 2026 08:37:35 GMT https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html PeerTube - https://tankie.tube https://tankie.tube/lazy-static/avatars/3ba3ff73-a8b6-49c9-add8-9653ef090c7f.webp https://tankie.tube/videos/watch/43091a48-bfbb-4d76-b9c6-b18babd47371 All rights reserved, unless otherwise specified in the terms specified at https://tankie.tube/about and potential licenses granted by each content's rightholder.