CAPE TOWN, South Africa — An old anti-apartheid song that was a call for Black people to stand up against oppression and has now been decried by Elon Musk and others as promoting the killing of ...

The controversial song, featuring the lyrics "kill the Boer" and "shoot the Boer"—Boer being a term for a white farmer—has long been a source of contention in South Africa. Its use has ...

The song has been contentious for years in South Africa because of its central lyrics “kill the Boer” and "shoot the Boer" — with Boer a word that refers to a white farmer. It has mainly ...

centre, with party members sing and dance after addressing supporters during an election rally at Orlando Stadium in Soweto, South Africa, Sunday, May 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Themba Hadebe, File) ...