Hip-hop group AmaCde yesterday said a complaint against one of its songs will give “African employees who experience abuse, mistreatment and exploitation at the hands of Indian employers a chance to make submissions” to the SA Human Rights Commission.<\/p>\n
“We remain convinced that the song does not constitute hate speech and we hope that those who tasked the commission to probe the song are indigenous Zulu people as only they [would] be able to understand the Zulu idioms in the verses,” the Durban group said.<\/p>\n
“The complainant alleges that the lyrics of the song are derogatory and incite hatred [of] Indians,” said Human Rights Commission spokesman Isaac Mangena. “The matter is being assessed by the commission with a view to investigating it.”<\/p>\n
The group’s song Umhlab’ Uzobuya (The Land Will Return) has caused widespread anger. Its lyrics call for Indians to “go back across the ocean” or face “action”.<\/p>\n
The song’s second verse describes a black man’s unhappiness at his ill-treatment at the hands of his employer, referred to as “Naicker”.<\/p>\n
The song was released on social media and has become increasingly popular since the outcry over it broke.<\/p>\n
The ANC has distanced itself from the group.<\/p>\n
Source: timeslive.co.za<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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