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Steve Hofmeyr spits venom

May 13, 2011 | Tebogo Monama | 731 comments

K-word lyrics on Facebook

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MUSICIAN Steve Hofmeyr has cemented his role as defender of Afrikaner pride.

The singer has posted racially charged lyrics praising murdered AWB leader Eugène Terre'Blanché and calling blacks k****rs.

Yesterday, Hofmeyr posted the lyrics of his new song, Ons sal oorleef, which means "we will survive", on his Facebook page.

The lyrics read: "My heart beats like a tapping-beetle as it breaks for my volk/ before the khaki cannon or the k****r's dagger/ It no longer matters where we go/ We will survive".

He said the song was dedicated to Terre'Blanché, whom he referred to as his uncle.

Hofmeyr said the use of the K-word was conditional to the verdict of the hate speech court case between ANC youth league leader Julius Malema and AfriForum.

If Malema loses the case, Hofmeyr said, he would change the word k****r to "kryger" which means warrior.

He said the song would be "my struggle song which I sing outside the courts where there are mitigation calls for the killers of our people and children".

Malema was taken to the equality court in the Johannesburg high court by AfriForum for singing "Dubul' ibhunu (shoot the boer). The case is expected in court on Thursday.

ANCYL spokesperson Floyd Shivambu said: "We do not entertain fools. Steve Hofmeyr wants attention."

AfriForum chief executive Kallie Kriel said: "We condemn any form of racism. People should never allow Julius Malema's racial utterances to provoke them to use racial terms. I have had contact with Steve and also sent him a letter urging him not to use racial terms."

Kriel said he had not seen the Facebook page.

"We will look at the post and if it is racist, we will enter into discussions with Hofmeyr the same way we did with Malema," he said.

The Human Right's Commission's Vincent Moaga said he could only comment after seeing the post.

The Facebook post attracted more than 250 comments and over a thousand "likes".

Commenting on the Facebook post, Amelia Nel said: "Steve, your father would be very proud ... that's for sure ... Our dear father's grace is indescribable."

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Sun May 19 04:46:24 SAST 2013 ::
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May 13, 2011

cuty-g

i was so dissapointed to find out this guy is racist and i have seen his outburst on 3rd degree they were heavy.
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May 13, 2011

jesh

viva Mahlangu viva...
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May 13, 2011

Mellow

Hofmeyr + Malema = Natural Disasters (DIVINE INTERVENTION PLEASE)

what are we dealing with here 2 grown-@ss men just hating and throwing their toys all over the show misleading folks i saw this article on NEWS24 and comments there are SHOCKING, its very sad what people think of others honestly

Racism is Alive and Well in SA and sadly we are all heading for dooms day we just waiting for zuma to declare a national racist day

Racism is man's gravest threat to man - the maximum of hatred for a minimum of reason for its not born but taught

I refuse to accept the view that mankind is so tragically bound to the starless midnight of racism and war that the bright daybreak of peace and brotherhood can never become a reality.... I believe that unarmed truth and unconditional love will have the final word. "Martin Luther King, Jr."

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May 13, 2011

Ucingo

But that is what he believes in, we dont have to force him to apologise. To most of them, we are kaffirs, whateve that means. We have been called such names for decades,do we lose our identity as Africans?NO!!!! So why bother? Its part of our history. Problem is us Africans try so hard to be "accepted" by whites and we get nothing out of it. Leave this NOBODY alone and his misery.
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May 13, 2011

Tomboy

With the murder rate of Boere 6 times higher than average rate in SA, and Juju furthering his racist songs, he probably has a point. I do not agree with the idea of an eye for an eye, but kinda understand the frustration.
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May 13, 2011

klady

sis STEVE...you are a bloody IDIOTS..i think you must be carefull of what you saying.
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May 13, 2011

McGyverSBK

@ klady true, Sies Steve for stooping so low!!!!Your morals are unhygienic
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May 13, 2011

ngubohm

Shame for you Steve we blame your parents. For you information Kaffir means a hidden, some one who does not believe on God. We African stronmgly believed in God, I guess you are reffering to yourself. What shame? Plaese go back to school but im prepared to educate you I understand.
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May 13, 2011

doggxo

dubul' bhunu one way. shoot the boer
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May 13, 2011

Mnumzane

@Tomboy I do not believe that the rate of Boere murderes is higher than those of Farm workers that the same Boere you seem to support are responsible for. Farm workers are dragged behind moving cars daily, shot at and mistaken to baboons, etc, etc. Most of Farm killings are related to crime which is affecting all of us. Criminals go there to loot guns that they keep in numbers.

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