Gratuitous display of old SA flag is hate speech, court finds
It’s not just words that constitute hate speech, says the Equality Court
21 August 2019 - 14:18
The gratuitous display of the apartheid-era flag demonstrates a total rejection of reconciliation and a clear intention to be hurtful and incite harm, according to Gauteng deputy judge president Phineas Mojapelo.
In an equality court matter on Wednesday, he found that displaying the old flag constituted prohibited hate speech, discrimination and harassment...
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