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South Africa Faces Global Criticism Over 'Boer' Chant as Malema Vows Continuation

Julius Malema's defense of the controversial chant intensifies diplomatic tensions, with Afriforum questioning South Africa's ICJ case against Israel.

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President Donald Trump shows documents as he meets South Africa's President Cyril Ramaphosa in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, May 21, 2025, in Washington. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)
Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi (R), a member of the South African legal team, is greeted by a supporter, after landing back in the country after representing the country in a two-day hearing against Isreal at the International Court of Justice (ICJ), at the OR Tambo International Airport in Ekurhuleni, South Africa, on January 14, 2024. South Africa on January 11, 2024 accused Israel of breaching the UN Genocide Convention, saying that even the deadly October 7 Hamas attack could not justify such alleged actions, as it opened a case at the top UN court. Pretoria has lodged an urgent appeal to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) to force Israel to "immediately suspend" its military operations in Gaza. (Photo by Alaister Russell / AFP) (Photo by ALAISTER RUSSELL/AFP via Getty Images)

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