State Department Demands South Africa Ban 'Kill the Boer' as 13,000 Afrikaners Reach US
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Updated · Fox News · Oct 31
State Department Demands South Africa Ban 'Kill the Boer' as 13,000 Afrikaners Reach US
1 articles · Updated · Fox News · Oct 31
Summary
Washington said South African politicians have endangered Afrikaners and renewed its demand that officials condemn and ban chants of “Kill the Boer, Kill the Farmer.”
Two October attacks near Johannesburg sharpened that pressure: a 50-year-old farmer was reportedly tortured and left fighting for his life, and a 55-year-old woman was allegedly beaten to death.
The State Department tied the violence to broader grievances, saying Pretoria has ignored U.S. calls to prioritize rural crime, while Trump also wants alternatives to Black economic-empowerment ownership rules.
Pretoria has argued it cannot stop the song because South Africa’s highest court ruled the lyrics are not hate speech, a position U.S. Ambassador Brent Bozell and opposition politicians reject.
Nearly 13,000 South Africans—mostly Afrikaners—have been resettled in the United States in fiscal 2026, with another 17,500 expected in 2027 as the bilateral dispute deepens.
Could two farm murders near Johannesburg deepen the U.S.–South Africa rift over rural safety, minority rights, and Pretoria’s response to incitement claims?
How much has the “Kill the Boer” song inflamed tensions, and can courts, police, and politicians separate symbolism from real-world violence?
Are South Africa’s brutal farm attacks evidence of anti-Afrikaner targeting, or a symptom of a wider rural crime crisis authorities still cannot control?