{"id":11866,"date":"2025-09-11T14:32:01","date_gmt":"2025-09-11T12:32:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/afriforumjeug.co.za\/?p=11866"},"modified":"2025-09-11T14:32:02","modified_gmt":"2025-09-11T12:32:02","slug":"afriforum-youth-and-6-000-supporters-demand-banning-of-kill-the-boer-chant-on-nwu-campuses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/afriforumjeug.co.za\/en\/afriforum-youth-and-6-000-supporters-demand-banning-of-kill-the-boer-chant-on-nwu-campuses\/","title":{"rendered":"AfriForum Youth and 6 000 supporters demand banning of \u201cKill the Boer\u201d chant on NWU campuses"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/afriforumjeug.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Yvonne-Gerber_11-September-2025_ENG-1.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Soundbite: Yvonne Gerber (English)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-audio\"><audio controls src=\"https:\/\/afriforumjeug.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/Yvonne-Gerber_11-September-2025_AFR-1.mp3\"><\/audio><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Soundbite: Yvonne Gerber (Afrikaans)<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>AfriForum Youth and students of the North-West University\u2019s (NWU) Potchefstroom Campus protested today against the university\u2019s silence and its apparent unwillingness to publicly and unequivocally condemn the singing of the \u201cKill the Boer\u201d chant on its campuses. As part of the protest action, a petition was handed over to university management with more than 6 000 signatures in support of a ban on the singing of this chant on NWU campuses.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" src=\"https:\/\/afriforumjeug.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AfriForum-Jeug_Kill-the-Boer-protesaksie_11-Sept-2025_2-1024x768.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-11873\" style=\"width:484px;height:auto\" srcset=\"https:\/\/afriforumjeug.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AfriForum-Jeug_Kill-the-Boer-protesaksie_11-Sept-2025_2-1024x768.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/afriforumjeug.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AfriForum-Jeug_Kill-the-Boer-protesaksie_11-Sept-2025_2-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/afriforumjeug.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AfriForum-Jeug_Kill-the-Boer-protesaksie_11-Sept-2025_2-768x576.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/afriforumjeug.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AfriForum-Jeug_Kill-the-Boer-protesaksie_11-Sept-2025_2-1536x1152.jpeg 1536w, https:\/\/afriforumjeug.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AfriForum-Jeug_Kill-the-Boer-protesaksie_11-Sept-2025_2-2048x1536.jpeg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">AfriForum Youth members during the protest action.<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p>Yvonne Gerber, Youth Development Officer at AfriForum Youth, handed over the petition to Dr Corrie Rheeder, Director of Student Life at NWU\u2019s Potchefstroom Campus. AfriForum Youth members and NWU students also pledged their support for the campaign today and signed a giant banner with the words \u201cVeroordeel \u2018Kill the Boer\u2019\u201d (\u201cCondemn \u2018Kill the Boer\u2019\u201d).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Today\u2019s protest action and demand for the condemnation of the chant follow after students chanted \u201cKill the Boer\u201d outside university residences on the NWU-Potchefstroom\u2019s West Campus on 5 June this year. In an official letter that AfriForum Youth sent to the university\u2019s Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Bismark Tyobeka, on 6 June the youth organisation urged university management to take action and publicly condemn the chant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>However, the university has so far only issued one general <a href=\"https:\/\/news.nwu.ac.za\/press-releases\">statement<\/a> on 6 June, indicating that it is \u201caware of the incident that allegedly involved chanting\u201d. The statement further states that the NWU \u201cviews the infringement or violation of human rights, policies and rules in a serious light, and strongly condemns any actions or behaviour that seek to undermine its [the NWU\u2019s] values\u201d.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to Gerber, it is disappointing that the university did not mention the \u201cKill the Boer\u201d chant by name and, in the meantime, did not take any action against the students involved or respond to AfriForum Youth\u2019s official request to condemn the chant. \u201cThe university\u2019s convenient silence on the matter is disconcerting. Not condemning the chant in particular means that a chant that shamelessly calls for the murder of a certain section of the population is simply accepted. However, an unambiguous position from university management on the issue is essential,\u201d she explains.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to rumours, which could not be officially confirmed, those involved were merely temporarily suspended for alleged noisy behaviour during the university\u2019s test period. The outcome of the university\u2019s promises of an investigation into the incident and that the matter would be dealt with \u201cfirmly in accordance with applicable rules and regulations\u201d was not officially communicated. Furthermore, no feedback was given to AfriForum Youth, which had positioned itself from the outset as an interested youth organisation in this matter.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cAfriForum Youth\u2019s message is clear: The NWU\u2019s vague statements will not suffice. This chant instils fear, creates division and puts students\u2019 safety at risk. Students deserve a campus where their human dignity is protected and racial tension is not tolerated,\u201d says Gerber.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>AfriForum Youth today reaffirmed its appeal to NWU management and demanded that the singing of \u201cKill the Boer\u201d be unequivocally condemned; that university management must confirm that the chant is contrary to its Code of Conduct for Students; and that disciplinary steps be taken against the students involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cThe university has a moral obligation to clearly and firmly demonstrate that hate speech will not be tolerated on an academic campus. 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