'kaffir' is an offensive racist south african word for black people. it comes from the arabic 'qafir', a moslem term of abuse for non-moslems, meaning 'infidel' or 'non-believer'. a popular activity among south african white kids was 'kaffir-bashing': looking for lone black people to beat them up.in kevin carter, kevin carter [person] is called a kaffir lover because he sympathised with the black people and FOUGHT against the apartheid regime.