Economic Freedom Front (EFF) leader Julius Malema has told Elon Musk to “voetsek” over his comments criticising the party’s decision to sing Kill The Boer.
The world’s richest man, who hails from Pretoria, has called the struggle song a “call for genocide”.
Both outspoken men have previously come to blows on the X app over their views on race, politics, and South Africa.
ELON MUSK RESPONDS TO ‘KILL THE BOER’ PERFORMANCE
On X, which Elon Musk owns, the South African-born billionaire reacted to videos of Julius Malema leading EFF supporters in singing Kill The Boer.
The political party leader was addressing a crowd outside the East London Magistrates Court, where he appeared for a pre-sentencing hearing on his conviction of an unlawful discharge of a firearm in a public place, amongst other charges.
Musk retweeted several videos criticising EFF supporters and its leader over the song, including one from AfriForum PR spokesperson Ernest van Ryl.
Musk tweeted that EFF supporters – who wore red T-shirts with the slogan “Voetsek AfriForum” – were “chanting for genocide”.
He also responded to a tweet that claimed that the song was indicative of the “mass atrocities and racial violence being committed against White people”.
“True”, he responded.
MALEMA: ‘VOETSEK!’
As he has done before, Julius Malema clammed back at Elon Musk’s claim of “white genocide” in South Africa.
Malema responded to a tweet from EFF spokesperson Sinawo Thambo telling Elon to “Go to hell, Nazi”.
He responded: “You can also voetsek”. He later clarified that his message was aimed at Musk.
Malema has previously clapped back at Musk with tweets like:
“I really think you have entirely lost your left brain: a typical spoiled brat and direct beneficiary of Apartheid whiteness.”
“I don’t care about your sanctions; I will never stop fighting for black people to be equal to white people, and if that makes me an international criminal, I am proud to be one.”
Of claims that Kill The Boer is an incitement to violence, he responded at a Youth Day rally last year: “The song was not created by Julius Malema. That is a song of the struggle. That is the song sung by our fathers and mothers during the difficult days of Apartheid, and no one will stop us from singing that song.
“It is our heritage, and we will defend it with everything we have”.
He added, “There is no white genocide. There is no one who wants to kill white people. We are saying to the white people, let’s live together in peace. But we can’t live in peace if you don’t give us what you stole from us”.
