Equality court
ANCYL in WC heads to Equality Court over racist caricature of Dlamini-Zuma
The social media post depicts the minister as an ape. It was first put on Facebook.
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Sanef won’t appeal EFF hate speech ruling
The editors' group said although it found certain sections of the judgment problematic, it’s pleased that the court acknowledged the importance of protecting journalists.
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Gordhan failed to prove Malema utterances against him were hate speech - court
The court dismissed the case against EFF leader Julius Malema with costs.
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Another court victory for Malema as hate speech case dismissed
Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan's application against EFF leader Julius Malema for hate speech was dismissed with costs on 31 October 2019.
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Gordhan hate speech case: Court rules in favour of Malema
The EFF leader accused Pravin Gordhan of going to state-owned enterprises to remove black people and of being a dog of white monopoly capital.
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AfriForum's Kriel: Court win against BLF proves I'm not a supporter of apartheid
The BLF had accused Kriel of hate speech when he said that apartheid was not a crime against humanity.
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EFF: Sanef wanted to portray us as violators of media freedom
The organisation was responding to the ruling by the Equality Court, which dismissed the application by Sanef to interdict the EFF from intimidating, harassing and assaulting journalists.
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It’s Gordhan vs Malema in Equality Court on hate speech matter
Pravin Gordhan laid a complaint against Julius Malema after he called him a dog of white monopoly capital.
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Etzebeth taking SAHRC to court over handling of racism allegations against him
SAHRC commissioner Chris Nissen said that Etzebeth wanted the Gauteng High Court to review the decision to take the matter to the Equality Court.
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AfriForum denied leave to appeal apartheid flag hate speech ruling
The matter was brought by the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Human Rights Commission last month, asking the court to stop the display of the flag.
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Ernst Roets not in contempt of court for apartheid flag tweet
The High Court in Johannesburg has dismissed the contempt of court charge against AfriForum's Ernst Roets.
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Court to clarify if Ernst Roets' apartheid flag tweet is hate speech
AfriForum's Ernst Roets tweeted a picture of the apartheid flag just hours after a court ruled that its gratuitous display amounted to hate speech.
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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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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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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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Protect journos or risk having compliant media, court told
This was among the submissions made on Monday by counsel for the South African National Editors' Forum and five journalists who turned to the court to stop the abuse.
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Malema endorsed abuse levelled at journalists, court told
The submission was heard in the application brought by the South African National Editors Forum (Sanef) and five journalists in Pretoria on Monday.
