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Public Protector Advocate Busisiwe Mkhwebane. Picture: Sethembiso Zulu/EWN

Penny sparrow

EWN Round-up: 5 stories you may have missed this week

By Eyewitness News

These are the five most popular stories that made headlines on EWN this week.

  • Penny Sparrow. Picture: Facebook.

    HAJI MOHAMED DAWJEE: Penny Sparrow, you die the way you live

    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.

    1110 days ago
  • Penny Sparrow. Picture: Facebook.

    Racist Penny Sparrow has died

    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.

    1110 days ago
  • Adam Catzavelos. Picture: Supplied.

    [OPINION] Silence & acceptance of racism close to home make us complicit

    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.

    1446 days ago
  • FILE: Penny Sparrow. Picture: Facebook.

    KZN ANC: Penny Sparrow deserves jail sentence

    A KZN court on Thursday granted Sparrow a two-year extension for her to pay an R150,000 fine for calling black people monkeys.

    1831 days ago
  • President Jacob Zum, Gauteng Premier David Makhura and Min of Cooperative Governance Des van Rooyen address residents of Setjwetla, an the area of Alexandra that was flooded and where one person subsequently lost their life.  Picture: Thomas Holder/EWN

    2016: A look at the year in news

    EWN takes a look at some of the moments that had the nation laughing, angry, raising the flag with pride or just gobsmacked.

    2054 days ago
  • Picture: EWN

    Race: 'SA is suffering from a trust deficit'

    Political analyst Somadoda Fikeni says SA has given itself the wrong accolade by referring to itself as a rainbow nation.

    2056 days ago
  • A screengrab of Ben Sasonof’s Facebook profile.

    Sanco wants SAHRC to act against Ben Sasonof over racist Facebook rant

    Sasonof caused a stir on social media over the weekend after he made crude comments about black beachgoers & the president.

    2058 days ago
  • Picture: EWN.

    Racism rears its ugly head again as thousands flock to SA's beaches

    A Johannesburg man & the DA-led Saldanha Bay Municipality have been accused of racism.

    2058 days ago
  • Penny Sparrow Facebook post, calling black people monkeys. Picture: Facebook

    Consultation period on hate crimes bill extended

    The Justice Ministry has extended the consultation period on the bill which is aimed at making it a criminal offense to make racist comments.

    2091 days ago
  • Justice Minister Michael Masutha. Picture: Reinart Toerien/EWN

    Fighting prejudice: Masutha announces hate crime bill

    Minister Masutha says the bill demonstrates SA’s commitment to eradicating such conduct from society.

    2114 days ago
  • Penny Sparrow. Picture: Facebook.

    Penny Sparrow vows to be a better citizen

    Penny Sparrow earlier this week pleaded guilty to crimen injuria in the Scottsburg Magistrates Court.

    2155 days ago
  • Penny Sparrow. Picture: Facebook.

    Court hands Penny Sparrow R5,000 fine

    Penny Sparrow was earlier this year found guilty of hate speech for comparing black people to monkeys.

    2156 days ago
  • Penny Sparrow. Picture: Facebook.

    Penny Sparrow now facing criminal charges

    The real estate agent appeared in the Scottburgh Magistrates Court today on a charge of crimen injuria.

    2210 days ago
  • Penny Sparrow. Picture: Facebook.

    Penny Sparrow makes court appearance on charges of crimen injuria

    The Equality Court found Sparrow guilty of hate speech in a case brought against her by the ANC.

    2210 days ago
  • Mbuyiseni Ndlozi. Picture: Reinart Toerien/EWN.

    EFF: SA has big market of racism

    The party’s Mbuyiseni Ndlozi says government needs to take a strong stance against racism.

    2234 days ago
  • This screengrab via an eNCA video shows the woman who called Johannesburg police officers the k-word.

    Authorities promise tough action against any form of racism

    The SA Human Rights has also launched an investigation and will be in contact with those involved.

    2242 days ago
  • A screengrab showing the online drive to raise funds for Penny Sparrow, who was ordered to pay a fine of R150,000 for comparing black people to monkeys. Picture: youcaring.com.

    ANCYL: Sparrow’s R150k fine is insufficient

    Youth league secretary general Njabulo Nzuza says they are unhappy with the outcome of her case.

    2245 days ago
  • FILE: Penny Sparrow. Picture: Facebook.

    Penny Sparrow: I am not a racist

    Penny Sparrow says the R150,000 fine for her racist Facebook rant is too harsh.

    2246 days ago
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