Dubul’ ibhunu

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Dubul' ibhunu, translated as Shoot the Boer[1] or Kill the Boer[2], is a Zulu-language South African struggle song.

History

Boers (Afrikaans) farmers used to beat, whip, kill, rape and exploit black people during Apartheid and even before Apartheid. This song would inspired many black people to defend themselves and stop fearing the white people who brought trauma to them. It was and is still a way to express anti-Afrikaaner control over black lives.[3] White critics of the song state that is calls for and celebrates violence against the minority white population (Afrikaners) in South Africa, whilst supporters of the song state that it is a liberation song that articulates legitimate and non-violent expression of protest that constitutes an important part of South Africa's history.[4] Depending on the interpretation the song might refer to institutional structures such as the National Party dominated apartheid era government of South Africa or any system of white supremacy and racial oppression; or to specific groups of people such as members of the South African Police Force and Army during apartheid, Boer people, Afrikaners, white farmers, or white South Africans generally. It is similar to, although not to be confused with, the controversial slogan "One Settler, One Bullet".[5]

Origins and Reception

Lyrics

Reference

  1. https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/0306422010379686. Louise Gray. 10 September 2010. SAGE Journals. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  2. https://www.tandfonline.com/doi/abs/10.1080/18125980.2014.893091. Mabunda M. Thompson & Cindy Ramhurry. 7 March 2014. Muziki. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  3. https://mg.co.za/article/2011-05-19-shoot-the-boer-lost-in-translation/. 19 May 2011. The Mail & Guardian Online. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  4. https://www.sahistory.org.za/sites/default/files/Vuyisile%20Mini%20paper.pdf. Vuyisile Msila. 20 September 2011. www.sahistory.org.za. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  5. https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2010-03-29-kill-the-boer-a-brief-history/. Branko Brkic. 29 March 2010. Daily Maverick. Retrieved January 21, 2021.