The Human Rights Commission has given the sport, arts and culture minister until 20 August to respond to old social media posts allegedly containing racial slurs
While the Constitutional Court has agreed that certain sections of the Equality Act are unconstitutional, it has decided the issue of whether Jon Qwelane was guilty of hate speech
The court also found that the term hurtful should be excised from the Equality Act in that it did not meet the justification threshold in the Constitution and gave Parliament 24…
Constitutional Court justice says homophobic article did not ignite fire of hate against the LGBTI community but added fuel to it
The SCA’s finding that there should be clarity on hate speech is welcome, but its interim order leaves some vulnerable groups without protection
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
Afriforum argues that while displaying the flag may be hurtful, it does not amount to hate speech
Counsel said displaying the flag sent a degrading humiliating message to black South Africans
The Equality Court in Cape Town will soon hear a groundbreaking case on the rights of transgender prisoners
