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 to increase racial divisions^[18][19] and polarisation whilst strengthening radicals on either side of the country's political spectrum.^[17]