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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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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A black artist causes chaos with “blame it on the boers” piece [graphic content]
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Ayanda Mabulu has taken some artistic liberties once again. After grossly depicting Zuma and Mandela, he’s changed tact with “blame it on the boer”.
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Store owner blasted for displaying old apartheid flag
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A South African shop in New Zealand has come in for significant criticism after proudly emblazoning the old apartheid flag on its display windows.
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What a shock, look here how much the municipal top management earn, and you are paying them:- The ‘Fat Cats’ of this country’s Municipalities
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Senior municipal managers, those in charge of high ‘ranking’ areas, will indeed earn more than President Cyril Ramaphosa.
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Controversial artist, Ayanda Mabulu labels Mandela a Nazi in ‘Unmasked Piece of Sh*t’ painting
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The Nelson Mandela Foundation says it is deeply ‘offended’ by the painting. Controversial artist Ayanda Mabulu has come under fire for his latest artwork which shows former president Nelson Mandela smiling on the Nazi flag, his hand raised in a Nazi salute and captioned with the words “Unmasked Piece of Sh*t.” The Nelson Mandela Foundation..
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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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