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Nelson Mandela Foundation to approach courts over Ernst Roets' old SA flag tweet
The Equality Court this week declared certain displays of the apartheid flag as hate speech. However, following the ruling, Roets posted the flag on Twitter, with the caption 'Did I just commit hate speech?'
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'I asked an academic question': AfriForum CEO defends tweeting apartheid flag
Speaking on 702's Afternoon Drive, Ernst Roets said he was not disrespecting the latest judgment which declared the display of the flag as hate speech.
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Mandela Foundation: Ernst Roets tweeting apartheid flag 'unfortunate'
Speaking to Cape Talks' Kieno Kammies, the foundation's CEO Sello Hatang said what Ernst Roets had done was 'unfortunate'.
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Questions remain on application of ruling on old SA flag
The ruling does not ban the display of the apartheid flag but will control its usage in protection of those, in the main the black majority, who find it harmful.
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AfriForum hopes court rules in its favour in Mngxitama hate speech case
The group approached the court in Johannesburg after Black First land First leader Andile Mngxitama's comments at a gathering last year in Potchefstroom in which he spoke about killing white people.
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Activist wants social media platforms to enforce court ban on old SA flag
The Equality Court in on Wednesday ruled the gratuitous display of the apartheid-era flag constituted hate speech.
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AfriForum’s hate speech case against Mngxitama postponed
The lobby group approached the Equality Court in Johannesburg after Andile Mngxitama made racial slurs while addressing his supporters in Potchefstroom in the North West last year.
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BLF to AfriForum: 'Go to hell, go back to Holland'
Black First Land First (BLF) leader Andile Mngxitama appeared in the Equality Court for a hate speech case brought against him by AfriForum.
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Equality Court: Gratuitous display of apartheid flag is hate speech
The complaint related to the apartheid flag was lodged by the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the South African Human Rights Commission.
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Equality Court to rule on old SA flag, BLF hate speech matter
In the first, judgment will be handed down on whether gratuitous displays of the old South African flag constitute hate speech, unfair discrimination and harassment based on race.
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6 suspects arrested after Malmesbury farm attack
On Saturday night, seven armed suspects assaulted a father and his two sons before fleeing the scene with their personal belongings.
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AfriForum wants to see action over WC farm safety plans
AfriForum was speaking in the wake two recent attacks on farms in the Western Cape.
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AfriForum once again ‘concerned’ about WC farm attacks
There have been two farm attacks in the space of two weeks with the latest in Elandsberg, Clanwilliam, on Tuesday.
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Nel: NPA's silence on high-profile cases deafening
AfriForum’s private prosecutions unit has questioned the absence of high profile cases being dealt with by the National Prosecuting Authority (NPA) under the leadership of new prosecutions boss Advocate Shamila Batohi.
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Solidarity wants Eskom pension fund to recover R10m from Molefe
Union and lobby group AfriForum announced on Tuesday that they’ve also started the process to pursue a private prosecution against Molefe.
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Gerrie Nel lashes out at NPA for ‘inability’ to handle politically charged cases
Gerrie Nel said a criminal complaint was opened against Brian Molefe in 2017 but despite assurances from the NPA that the matter was receiving attention, there appeared to have been no progress.
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Solidarity starts process to hold Brian Molefe criminally liable over pension
The move followed the decision by the Constitutional Court last month to dismiss Molefe’s application to appeal a High Court order, which found he had unlawfully enriched himself.
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AfriForum could pursue private prosecution against Mbalula
The group filed complaints of fraud and money laundering against Mbalula in Pretoria on Tuesday.
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AfriForum lays criminal complaint against Fikile Mbalula
The complaint was based on the Public Protector’s findings that sporting goods supplier Sedgars funded Mbalula’s family holiday to Dubai in 2016.
