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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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BLF's no-show forces postponement of hate speech case
Trade union Solidarity took BLF to court after the group made controversial comments following the deaths of pupils at Hoërskool Driehoek in Vanderbijlpark.
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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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Judge labels display of apartheid flag as divisive and retrogressive
In his ruling, Judge Phineas Mojapelo declared the gratuitous display of the apartheid flag constituted hate speech, unfair discrimination, and harassment.
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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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SAHRC: Adam Catzavelos wants to settle hate speech case out of court
Businessman Adam Catzavelos faced three separate matters relating to his racist remarks including in the Equality Court and in Greece.
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Equality Court to hear racism case against Angelo Agrizzi
The case, initiated by the Human Rights Commission, comes after Agrizzi admitted at the state capture commission of inquiry earlier this year that he was a racist.
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SAHRC: Adam Catzavelos has hate speech case to answer to in Equality Court
In the video, Adam Catzavelos used the K-word to refer to black people while on holiday on a Greek island in 2018.
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FXI worried about precedent court ruling on BLF slogan sets
The Equality Court ruled on Monday that the BLF must remove its slogan 'Land or death' from all it's platforms within a month because it was hate speech.
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Basis for 'land or death' ruling against BLF 'weak', says FXI
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.
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Facebook bans conspiracy theorists, controversial black activist
Facebook said those being banned had violated policies against dangerous individuals and organisations.
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AfriForum: Banning old SA flag would limit freedom of expression
AfriForum's lawyer Mark Oppenheimer said that hateful symbols should be allowed in public spaces because they educate people on what is right and wrong.
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Facebook's flood of languages leave it struggling to monitor content
The language deficit complicates Facebook’s battle to rein in harmful content and the damage it can cause, including to the company itself.
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What the SAHRC said about Malema's hate speech cases
The South African Human Rights Commission has found no legal basis for hate speech against EFF leader Julius Malema and one other party member. The commission received five complaints of hate speech dating back to 2016.
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SAHRC chair: Malema is not exonerated from wrongdoing
The commission received complaints about separate statements made over a period of three years by Julius Malema and his EFF colleague Godrich Gardee.
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SAHRC: Malema’s comments do not legally qualify as hate speech
The South African Human Rights Commission says that EFF leader Julius Malema's comments are offensive but they do not legally qualify as hate speech.
