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Haji Mohamed Dawjee says while compassion is necessary in death, accountability is required to live a good life, to die a good person with a clear conscience, but death gives no voice to the transgressor, and so they die the way they lived.
Penny Sparrow, the woman who drew the ire of many South Africans after posting racist Facebook remarks in 2016 has died, reportedly of lung cancer.
You don’t have to use the k-word to be a racist. Complacency and acceptance of bigots like Catzavelos in our everyday lives, without calling them out make more of us culpable of racism than we thought.
A KZN court on Thursday granted Sparrow a two-year extension for her to pay an R150,000 fine for calling black people monkeys.
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Political analyst Somadoda Fikeni says SA has given itself the wrong accolade by referring to itself as a rainbow nation.
Sasonof caused a stir on social media over the weekend after he made crude comments about black beachgoers & the president.
A Johannesburg man & the DA-led Saldanha Bay Municipality have been accused of racism.
The Justice Ministry has extended the consultation period on the bill which is aimed at making it a criminal offense to make racist comments.
Minister Masutha says the bill demonstrates SA’s commitment to eradicating such conduct from society.
Penny Sparrow earlier this week pleaded guilty to crimen injuria in the Scottsburg Magistrates Court.
Penny Sparrow was earlier this year found guilty of hate speech for comparing black people to monkeys.
The real estate agent appeared in the Scottburgh Magistrates Court today on a charge of crimen injuria.
The Equality Court found Sparrow guilty of hate speech in a case brought against her by the ANC.
The party’s Mbuyiseni Ndlozi says government needs to take a strong stance against racism.
The SA Human Rights has also launched an investigation and will be in contact with those involved.
Youth league secretary general Njabulo Nzuza says they are unhappy with the outcome of her case.
Penny Sparrow says the R150,000 fine for her racist Facebook rant is too harsh.