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Julius Malema, leader of the EFF on Heritage Day again called that the Kruger National Park’s name should be changed and that “Die Stem” should be removed from the national anthem.

According to Malema, the country must call for a collective legacy for a fairer future after a divided, painful and unjust past.

According to Malema, the beginning of all heritage is land and it is the foundation of African people’s claim to any heritage.

“We therefore reiterate our call for land redistribution without compensation for equal redistribution to ensure that land is returned to its rightful owners.”

The party further demanded that the names of public places with “colonial and apartheid names” be changed.

“All statues of apartheid and colonial killers must be removed, including street and public places names such as the Kruger National Park.”

The EFF also wants the na
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The EFF is calling for the removal of Die Stem from the national anthem following the Equality Court judgment declaring the gratuitous display of the old apartheid flag as hate speech.

The party welcomed the court ruling handed down on Wednesday by Judge Phineas Mojapelo.

Mojapelo said the display of the apartheid flag does harm and should be considered hate speech, unfair discrimination and harassment.

The application was brought by the Nelson Mandela Foundation which asked the court to declare the display of this flag as illegal and impose sanctions on those who display it freely in public.

The EFF said the ruling was a milestone and victory and that the apartheid flag and the Die Stem were part of the same symbol of white supremacy and as such, the anthem should be changed to exclude Die Stem.

“It must be a common cause that the apartheid national anthem must follow after its flag. The apartheid flag and its anthem belong to t
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