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BLF deregistered as a political party
In June, the IEC ruled in favour of the Freedom Front Plus to have the movement officially scrapped from the list of the country's political parties.
According to the 'Sunday World', Mineral Resources Minister Gwede Mantashe paid two of its reporters R70,000 to make the story disappear.
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.
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.
Black First Land First (BLF) leader Andile Mngxitama appeared in the Equality Court for a hate speech case brought against him by AfriForum.
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.
BLF leader Andile Mngxitama visited the IEC national results operations centre on 10 May 2019. He said the only reason the party had failed to meet the required number of votes to make it into Parliament was because BLF votes were stolen.
Fikile-Ntsikelelo Moya says one of the things we need to learn from the past is to avoid creating martyrs and heroes of those who do not rightfully deserve the attention and accolades.
While the Freedom of Expression Institute has expressed its concerns about the ruling, the Freedom Front Plus has welcomed the order giving the BLF a month to remove the contentious slogan from its website, social media platforms, and regalia.
The Freedom Front Plus (FF Plus) tried to have the BLF deregistered as a political party in the High Court, however, the merits of the case were not argued.
This follows the IEC’s decision to reject an FF Plus appeal against the chief electoral officers’ decision to register the BLF, which is led by Andile Mngxitama.
BLF leader Andile Mngxitama says his party is for black people.
BLF leader Andile Mngxitama has proudly shown off a suit he said was sent to him by North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un. Speaking at the party’s manifesto launch on Saturday, Mngxitama claimed he had the support of the North Korean Supreme Leader.
The BLF leader on Saturday addressed supporters in Orlando East at the party’s election manifesto launch.
Black First Land First members and leader Andile Mngxitama arrive at the IEC head offices in Centurion to register their party and hand in their election candidates list.
Andile Mngximata has defended spokesperson Lindsay Maasdorp's comments on the Hoerskool Driehoek tragedy which claimed the lives of four pupils and injured more than 20.
BLF leader Andile Mngxitama says his party stands with its spokesperson Lindsay Maasdorp who made insensitive and racist comments following Hoërskool Driehoek deaths.
BLF leader Andile Mngxitama believes that charges of fraud and money laundering are cooked up to bring a fall of Pastor Shepherd Bushiri.
DA ward councillor and PR manager, John Mendlesohn says he received a call from a DA activist saying they couldn’t get in because of protest action by people with the slogan ‘no land, no vote’ who belong to BLF.