By Zuko Komisa
The Equality Court ruled in favour of Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) in the “Shoot the Boer” case.
After the court determined that the song did not qualify as hate speech, AfriForum’s application was subsequently denied with costs.
Judge Edwin Molahlehi ruled on Thursday that AfriForum had failed to show that the EFF had violated the terms of the Equality Act by singing the song Dubul’ibhunu.
After charging the EFF and its leaders with employing hate speech in connection with the songs “awudubula ibhunu” and “Dubula amabhunu baya raypha,” AfriForum filed a civil lawsuit against the EFF in 2020.
The group has long contended that it believes the song promotes hatred on the basis of race and ethnicity and is an encouragement to violence.
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AfriForum had sought an order directing the EFF to pay R500,000 in damages and for the party to be directed to revise its policies and practices.
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The court has ruled that declaring the song Dubula Ibhunu as hate speech would curtail freedom of expression. Therefore, the court dismissed that the song constitutes hate speech and that Afriforum must pay the costs #EFFBeatsAfriforum pic.twitter.com/41Kkeudwiq
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