Congratulations to any Afrikaners on board. up

Reporting from Johannesburg, South Africa—
The South African ruling party's controversial youth leader was found guilty Monday of hate speech for singing "Shoot the Boer," an apartheid-era song calling for killing white farmers.

It was the second conviction under the Equality Act for Julius Malema, whose divisive rhetoric has upset people as varied as conservative whites and leaders of his own party. The law bans the use of hate speech designed to hurt or threaten any group based on race or sexual orientation.

Malema, one of President Jacob Zuma's sharpest critics, is also facing an unrelated disciplinary hearing this week before the ruling African National Congress for accusations of sowing division within the party.

Just a few months ago, party stalwarts such as ANC Secretary-General Gwede Mantashe and Deputy Science and Technology Minister Derek Hanekom rallied to Malema's cause in the current hate-speech case, arguing that the song was an important part of the party's liberation struggle, not an incitement to violence.

Read more...