Afriforum Slams Concourt For Rejecting Bid To Appeal 'kill The Boer' Ruling

Civil society group AfriForum has strongly condemned the Constitutional Courts rejection of its application to appeal the Equality Courts ruling on the controversial Kill the Boer, Kill the Farmer chant.

In 2022, the Equality Court ruled that the chant did not constitute hate speech, prompting an unsuccessful appeal by AfriForum at the Supreme Court of Appeal SCA.

When the SCA bid failed, the group approached the apex court, which on Thursday 27 March declined to grant leave of appeal.

It has considered that the application should be dismissed as it bears no reasonable prospects of success, the Constitutional Court said in a terse order.

In a statement soon afterwards, AfriForum accused the top court of legalising calls for the murder of Afrikaners and farmers.

Its CEO, Kallie Kriel, said it is no longer the case that constitution and Constitutional Court would protect human rights following the 1994 transition.

We are seeing an increasing radical implementation of the constitution. We see an increase in ideologically driven judges. However, we are not going to become discouraged, he claimed.

We take clear notice of this - we also take notice of the fact that President Cyril Ramaphosa and the government do not want to condemn the statements of 'Kill the Boer.'

The group vowed to expand its 177 neighbourhood and farm watches. If the authorities do not want to protect us, we will continue to protect ourselves," Kriel said, adding that 'something unthinkable has happened with this ruling.

Meanwhile, the Economic Freedom Fighters EFF, which was the defendant in the case, has welcomed the apex courts order.