In your weekly newsletter, you state that South Africans should challenge the narrative that people of a certain race and culture are being targeted for persecution. You assert that all citizens enjoy equal rights and freedoms, which the state is obligated to uphold, protect, and promote. A great starting point would be to lead by example and show both the citizens of South Africa and the world that you are committed to this principle.
If you are serious about the statements made in your newsletter, the least you could do is publicly repudiate and hold Julius Malema accountable for once again singing the controversial song Kill the Boer, Kill the Farmer before a crowd on Human Rights Day. This is incitement of the highest degree and cannot, by any rational measure, be seen as an attempt to foster inclusion and equality between different racial and cultural groups.
As long as Malema and others continue to sing this contentious song, despite the fact that he and the ANC previously agreed to a settlement following an Equality Court ruling on 30 October 2012, which compelled them to discourage their followers from singing it, and which was made a court order, this amounts to contempt of court.
This presents a golden opportunity for you, as head of state, to publicly call Julius Malema to order and, in doing so, demonstrate that you practise what you preach.
Beyond Malema’s deeply divisive hate speech, your government has, over the years, consistently implemented various race-based laws that discriminate against white South Africans in multiple areas. By persisting with these policies, you are effectively insulting your own people by implying that they are inferior and incapable of succeeding on their own merits.
Show South Africa that you were sincere in your newsletter statements and repeal all race-based laws and allow economic forces to function freely so that we can achieve economic growth. Those willing to take responsibility for participating in the economy will seize the opportunities available and reap the rewards of their efforts.
It is time to put South Africa and its people first and to abandon an ideology that, globally, has only ever resulted in large-scale suffering and poverty.
