Crimen Injuria
latest news & developments
Red berets hit back at Gordhan with charges of their own
The EFF announced a criminal case will be opened against Public Enterprises Minister Pravin Gordhan
Gordhan lays criminal charges against Malema
Last week, the EFF leader launched a scathing attack on Pravin Gordhan outside the Zondo commission of inquiry into state capture
Retired KZN judge president awarded nearly R1m in damages claim
Chiman Patel has been awarded damages of R900 000 in his claim against provincial Director of Public Prosecutions Moipone Noko
Vicki Momberg refused leave to appeal conviction and prison sentence
Momberg was sentenced to three years in prison, of which one year was suspended, following her racist tirade in 2016.
‘Most hate speech complaints recorded in Gauteng’
The SA Human Rights Commission received 486 racism complaints for the 2016/2017 period, most centred around hate speech and the use of the k-word
Jail time for South African woman using racist slur sets new precedent
In a landmark court ruling, a South African woman has been sentenced to three years in jail (one suspended) for using a racist and offensive word
Jail time for Vicki Momberg sets new precedent
Past cases indicate that verbal crimen injuria is not that serious. But a landmark sentence in South Africa has changed that
KZN mayor lays charge over Gupta slur
Newcastle’s mayor Afzul Rehman has laid a complaint against a traffic official for calling him a Gupta.
Reitz Four to appeal sentencing
The four former University of the Free State students known as the "Reitz Four" will appeal their sentencing, their lawyer said on Monday.
Free State students to face court over race video
Four ex-students of the University of the Free State who made a video that dumped the institution into a racial storm will have their day in court.