South African billionaire Elon Musk has called on President Cyril Ramaphosa to address the unrest caused by the "Kill the Boer, kill the farmers" chant by Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF) leader Julius Malema.

The chant was sung during his party's 10th anniversary celebrations at the FNB Stadium. There was uproar on social media as Musk reacted to a tweet by US commentator Benny Johnson. Musk accused the EFF of calling for white genocide.

Benny Johnson's tweet suggested that South Africa was distancing itself from racial and social concerns, remaining "wokoness".

In a comment Musk wrote: "You are openly insisting on white genocide in South Africa. @CyrilRamaphosa, why don't you say something?".

The South African Equality Court ruled last August that the song "Kill the Boer, Kill the Farmer", sung by EFF supporters in Senekal in October 2020, was not hate speech.

However, AfriForum is appealing the decision.

"The matter was heard in the Supreme Court and there was a decision on the matter last year. The matter will also be referred to the Supreme Court of Appeals in September," explained Ernst Roets, AfriForum's Director of Policy and Action, on Monday.

"This ruling sets a very dangerous precedent. The ruling sends the disturbing message that incitement to heinous murders against a certain group - based on their identities - is acceptable and carries no penalty.

"The question is whether the singing of the song "Kill the boer, kill the farmer" is in fact hate speech

"Given the fact that the case is still under consideration and about to go to court, Malema has no right to sing the song."

The leader of the Democratic Alliance (DA), John Steenhuisen, also announced on Monday that his party will file a complaint against Malema and the ANC government with the United Nations Human Rights Council.

"The first element of our case at the UN will focus on Malema's repeated incitement to ethnic violence," said Steenhuisen.

"The second element will accuse the ANC national government before the UN for not having taken action against its former protégé for years, even as brutal farm murders continue to increase in the wake of Malema's demagoguery."