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12 Oct 2011
 
 
 
 
Economic freedom in our lifetime
POLITICAL INSIGHT
A few months ago, Archbishop Desmond Tutu proposed that white people should pay a wealth tax because they benefitted from apartheid. Identifying those who must pay this tax is, I think, an...
 
 
18 Sep 2011
 
DA: Statement by Helen Zille, Democratic Alliance Leader, on the difference between hateful and hurtful speech (18/09/2011)
STATEMENTS
Let me state it unambiguously. In terms of Section 16 of the Constitution, the phrase “Kill the Boer” that features so prominently in Julius Malema’s favourite song, is hate speech.
 
 
13 Sep 2011
 
 
 
Afri-Forum and Another v Malema and Others [2011] ZAEQC 2;20968/2010
EQUALITY COURT
This is a matter which comes before me in the Equality Court. It concerns social conflict arising out of alleged hate speech. To understand the social interaction of the groups within society it is...
 
 
12 Sep 2011
 
Judgment expected in 'shoot the boer' trial
JUDGMENT
Judgment in the "shoot the boer" hate speech trial of African National Congress (ANC) Youth League president Julius Malema was expected to be handed down in the High Court in Johannesburg on Monday.
 
 
01 Jun 2011
 
Cope: Statement by Philip Dexter, Congress of the People spokesperson, welcoming the Equality Court ruling on Jon Qwelane (01/06/2011)
Statements

The Congress of the People welcomes the ruling by the Equality Court against South Africa's ambassador to Uganda, Jon Qwelane, finding him guilty of hate speech. We also note that so far,...

 
 
19 May 2011
 
The Equality Court explained
BOUWER KOBELI MORABE
Since the inception of the highly publicised Julius Malema hate speech case, interest in the Equality Court has risen among members of the public, prospective complainants and legal practitioners...
 
 
12 Apr 2011
 
YCLSA: statement by the Young Communist League, on the Malema Equality Court hearing (12/04/2011)
Statements

The Young Communist League [uFasimba] has been observing with keen interest the proceedings at the Equality Court brought against the ANC Youth League and joined by the ANC by Afri-Forum...

 
 
07 Dec 2010
 
 
 
Manong and Associates (Pty) Ltd v City of Cape Town and Another (457/09) [2010] ZASCA 169
SUPREME COURT OF APPEAL
On 1 December 2010 the Supreme Court of Appeal dismissed an appeal by Manong & Associates (Pty) Ltd, a company specialising in civil, structural and development engineering, against a decision of...
 
 
 
                       
 
 
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