and the official song of the 2010 FIFA World Cup Waka Waka (This Time for Africa) by Shakira featuring South African band Freshly Ground and Benni McCarthy, one of the most successful football ...

The title of this short article is inspired by Colombian star Shakira’s famous song ‘Waka Waka’, which was performed at the opening ceremony of FIFA 2010 held in South Africa. The ...

The song has been contentious for years in South Africa because of its central lyrics “kill the Boer” and "shoot the Boer" — with Boer a word that refers to a white farmer. Recommended ...

There have been several court cases over whether the song constitutes hate speech and is an incitement to violence against whites in post-apartheid South Africa. It was declared hate speech by a ...

The controversial song, featuring the lyrics "kill the Boer" and "shoot the Boer"—Boer being a term for a white farmer—has long been a source of contention in South Africa. Its use has ...

CAPE TOWN, South Africa (AP) — An old anti-apartheid song that was a call for Black people to stand up against oppression and has now been decried by Elon Musk and others as promoting the ...

Billionaire Musk, an influential adviser of U.S. President Donald Trump, grew up in South Africa and finished high school there, but left before apartheid ended in 1994. He has cited the song as ...