Dubul' ibhunu

"Dubul' ibhunu" (Xhosa: [dəbʊliːbuːnuː]), translated as shoot the Boer,^[1] as kill the Boer^[2] or as kill the farmer,^[3][4] is a controversial anti-apartheid South African song. It is sung in Xhosa or Zulu. The song originates in the struggle against apartheid when it was first sung to protest the Afrikaner dominated apartheid government of South Africa.^[5]

Supporters of the song see it as a song that articulates an important part of South Africa's history,^[6][7] is an important part of political discourse,^[8][9] and that its meaning has been misconstrued.^[10] Opponents of the song argue that can be seen to bear a literal interpretation^{[5][11][12][13]} and therefore constitutes hate speech.^[5][14] Social and political commentators on South Africa, such as Jonathan Jansen^[15][16] and Stephen Grootes,^[17] have noted the song's ability increase racial divisions^[18][19] and polarisation whilst strengthening radicals on either side of the country's political spectrum.^[17]