As Julius Malema was slammed on Wednesday for singing a song about shooting Boers, it emerged that it was not the first time he had sung the song in public.

While addressing students at the University of Johannesburg on Tuesday, Malema mimicked pointing a gun using his finger.

In the song, he says the cowards are running away, shoot the Boer.

In 2009 he also sang the song in Balfour, while addressing residents who were demonstrating over poor service delivery.

Malema also used his platform at UJ on Tuesday to lash out at the opposition, calling Democratic Alliance leader Helen Zille satanic and saying no man would marry Independent Democrats leader Patricia de Lille.

Analyst Nhlanhla Mtaka said Malema was clearly trying to divert the public’s attention from his financial problems.

“What is unfortunate is that South African politics have shifted from discussing serious economic issues. Now it is taking about individuals,” said Mtaka.