Much divergent response was received after the Equity Court on Wednesday ruled on the display of the old South African flag, saying it amounts to hate speech in some contexts. We previously reported that Deputy Judge President Phineas Mojapela found that the unfounded display of the old flag is not protected under freedom of expression…
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Say your say about the ruling of the display of old SA flag – hate speech or not?
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As New SA Crashes The Old South African Flag Is Declared Hate Speech by Equality Court and will be illegal to display as it allegedly violates black people’s human dignity
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The Equality Court on Wednesday ruled that the display of the old SA flag boils down to hate speech and causes division among the people because of the painful past it symbolizes. Deputy Judge President Phineas Mojapelo says it is harassment to swing the old country flag and is not protected under freedom of expression…
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New Zealander’s challenge racism and white supremacy – Petition for New Zealand biltong and wors shop to take down old SA flag
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On a busy street in Tawa, New Zealand, the Biltong and Wors Shop’s front window is dominated by an old South African flag. More than three months after outrage erupted over the “apartheid symbol”, the owner has still not removed the large flag. Angry residents have now started an online petition to “help persuade the..
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Old SA flag is not a symbol of a crime against humanity and to ban it will infringe South Africans’ right to freedom of expression
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The Nelson Mandela Foundation announced on Monday that its case regarding the old South African flag for hate speech, unfair discrimination and harassment would be heard in the Equity Court in April. The case will be heard during the 29th and 30th of April. This comes after the foundation approached the court last March with the..
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Old South African flag on Stellenbosch pavement can now be trampled on at Woordfees festival
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The old South African flag, including the names of Kallie Kriel, FW de Klerk, Steve Hofmeyr and PW Botha, written on are laid down on a pavement in Stellenbosch so people can walk on it.
Johan Pienaar, a well-known Stellenbosch activist, is responsible for the exhibition of the flag that takes place on a sidewalk while the Woordfees is held in the town this week.
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Witch hunt – SA Republic flag must be declared as hate speech
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The Nelson Mandela Foundation is launching a campaign to declare any display of the old South African flag as a form of hate speech.
Eye Witness News started an online poll about how many South Africans support this idea.
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Watchdog dismisses complaint about AWB and old SA flag on SABC
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The Broadcasting Complaints Commission of SA (BCCSA) has dismissed a complaint about an SABC news report that depicted the old South African flag‚ AWB flag and German Swastika.
Television critic Thinus Ferreira lodged a complaint against the state broadcaster for its coverage of the Black Monday protests against farm murders in November 2017.
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Five #BlackMonday activists who took part in the protest against farm murders have appeared in courts
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Five people who took part in the #BlackMonday protests against farm murders this week have appeared in courts around the country, or have received summons to appear, on charges that they contravened the Regulation of Gatherings Act and the National Road Traffic Act. Some protesters who took part in the action around the country –..
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