Julius Malema calls for Donovan Marx attack suspects to be found and edits ‘Kill the Boer’ chant

Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema has called for the perpetrators behind the brutal attack on North West farmer Donovan Marx to be apprehended, while simultaneously defending the party’s controversial “Kill the Boer” chant.

The chant ‘Kill The Boer, Kill The Farmer’ was never meant in a literal sense. The killings in the farms and of farmers must stop and must stop now.

Malema addressed the incident during an EFF rally at Orlando Stadium in Soweto, where he condemned the violence inflicted upon Marx, who was shot, stabbed, and had his ears severed during the attack on his farm near Ventersdorp. The EFF leader questioned the brutality of the act and insisted that the party’s signature liberation song should not be interpreted as a literal call for murder.

The comments come amid heightened tensions surrounding farm safety and political rhetoric in South Africa. While Malema maintained that the chant is a historical part of the country’s liberation struggle, he emphasized that violence against farmers and farm workers must come to an end.