ANC Youth League president Julius Malema says parliament must come up with legislation to protect the country's songs and heritage as well as protect the gains made during the liberation struggle.
"Colonisers, reactionaries and counter-revolutionaries have gained too much confidence," he said, adding in siPedi that ba telela (they are arrogant). We are going to Parliament to demand legislation to protect our songs and heritage," he said.
Malema was reacting to Monday's judgment by the Johannesburg equality court, which banned the singing of Dubula iBhunu (shoot the Boer". The court ruled that the song amounted to hate speech.
Addressing a media conference at Luthuli House, Malema said the ruling had brought back apartheid through the back door.
"They are bringing back apartheid through the back door. We must close that door. Those we defeated still want to tell us how we should conduct ourselves. They want to equate our struggle to genocide," he said.
He said political freedom would be hallow unless the ANC launched a strong challenge against the judgment and Parliament acted to protect liberation songs and heritage.
Malema accused Judge Colin Lamont of going beyond what AfriForum had asked him to rule on.
"There was no application for the ANC to stop singing the song, but the judge was so generous. The judge ignored all facts before him and went for an individual (Malema) on the basis of hatred for an individual..."
Malema said the judiciary had to be transformed because it lacked the values of a democratic society.
Malema also decried the five-year jail term handed down to Robert McBride for drinking and driving, against a suspended sentence handed down to rugby player Bees Roux for murdering a traffic officer.
"McBride, who did not kill anybody, gets sentenced, and here is a murderer who kills an officer ... he is not sentenced."
Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association chairperson Kebby Maphatsoe said the judgment was unfair and the song would be defended. "No one has a right to ban these songs," Maphatsoe said.
Malema slams equality court ruling
ANC Youth League president Julius Malema says parliament must come up with legislation to protect the country's songs and heritage as well as protect the gains made during the liberation struggle.
"Colonisers, reactionaries and counter-revolutionaries have gained too much confidence," he said, adding in siPedi that ba telela (they are arrogant). We are going to Parliament to demand legislation to protect our songs and heritage," he said.
Malema was reacting to Monday's judgment by the Johannesburg equality court, which banned the singing of Dubula iBhunu (shoot the Boer". The court ruled that the song amounted to hate speech.
Addressing a media conference at Luthuli House, Malema said the ruling had brought back apartheid through the back door.
"They are bringing back apartheid through the back door. We must close that door. Those we defeated still want to tell us how we should conduct ourselves. They want to equate our struggle to genocide," he said.
He said political freedom would be hallow unless the ANC launched a strong challenge against the judgment and Parliament acted to protect liberation songs and heritage.
Malema accused Judge Colin Lamont of going beyond what AfriForum had asked him to rule on.
"There was no application for the ANC to stop singing the song, but the judge was so generous. The judge ignored all facts before him and went for an individual (Malema) on the basis of hatred for an individual..."
Malema said the judiciary had to be transformed because it lacked the values of a democratic society.
Malema also decried the five-year jail term handed down to Robert McBride for drinking and driving, against a suspended sentence handed down to rugby player Bees Roux for murdering a traffic officer.
"McBride, who did not kill anybody, gets sentenced, and here is a murderer who kills an officer ... he is not sentenced."
Umkhonto we Sizwe Military Veterans Association chairperson Kebby Maphatsoe said the judgment was unfair and the song would be defended. "No one has a right to ban these songs," Maphatsoe said.
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