Hate Speech

Hate speech infringes on free speech

Article Franny Rabkin - 5 Dec 2019

The SCA’s finding that there should be clarity on hate speech is welcome, but its interim order leaves some vulnerable groups without protection

Chinese South Africans fight hate speech

Article Mellisa Fan - 21 Nov 2019

Despite having come to the country 300 years ago, hateful comments were made online

SA has a legacy of trauma

Article Alec Basson & Kim Wale - 20 Sep 2019

Transforming the symbols of apartheid violence is not the endpoint of addressing our heritage

Old flag debate is a symptom of a deeper malaise

Article Gugu Resha - 25 Aug 2019

Preserving a symbol of apartheid on the basis of ‘historical’ grounds is lazy — and violent

AfriForum, Ernst Roets facing contempt of court proceeding over apartheid flag tweet

Article Franny Rabkin - 23 Aug 2019

The Nelson Mandela Foundation says the group and its deputy CEO openly mocked the order of the Equality Court

Cloudflare ends services for ‘lawless’ 8chan after El Paso massacre

Article Agency - 5 Aug 2019

In a blog post announcing the move, Cloudflare CEO Matthew Prince described the no-censorship site as "a cesspool of hate."

YouTube needs ‘new set of rules and laws’ — executive

Article Jules Bonnard - 29 Jul 2019

Rising public pressure on YouTube and other social media platforms has prodded them to try and limit the negative aspects

Flag case will set precedent

Article Franny Rabkin - 3 May 2019

In court, everyone agreed that the apartheid flag is a symbol of racism. But the two sides could not agree on how it plays into the Equality Act

Sanef heads to Equality Court to protect journalists, EFF to oppose bid

Article Gemma Ritchie - 19 Dec 2018

The South African National Editors’ Forum wants an end to the harassment and abuse of journalists and an apology from Malema and the EFF

Vicki Momberg case postponed until next year

Article Jeanette Chabalala - 5 Nov 2018

The case was postponed to February 20 2019, pending the outcome of the appeal of her prison sentence and conviction

Go to the root to eradicate racism

Article Staff Reporter - 5 Oct 2018

Jail and laws against hate crimes and speech alone cannot rid South Africa of this prejudice

Counter rise of violent rhetoric in SA

Article bogdan TagDiv - 31 May 2018

Recent examples from Africa alone show that the country is entering extremely dangerous territory

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