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The Equality Court has dismissed Afriforum’s application and ordered it to pay the EFF’s costs. Illustration: Lisa Nelson The Equality Court in Johannesburg has ruled that the singing of “Kill the Boer - Kill the Farmer” by EFF supporters in Senekal in October 2020 was not hate speech. The judge also ruled that the lyrics “call the fire brigade” did not constitute hate … [Read more...] about Judge rules that “Kill the boer – Kill the farmer” is not hate speech

Comedian Schalk Bezuidenhout did an advertising campaign for ITHUBA on Twitter. The logo in the bottom right corner and a hashtag #ad indicated that this was a paid-for promotion, but two other videos by comedians Celeste Ntuli, and Skhumba Hlope contained no indication that they were adverts. Screenshot from video on Twitter (fair use) Between 11 and 13 August, the hashtag … [Read more...] about ITHUBA campaign raises troubling questions for Twitter

Family and friends of Babita Deokaran held a candlelight vigil outside her home at the spot where she had been killed exactly a year ago, after a memorial service for her on Tuesday evening. Photos: Ihsaan Haffejee A memorial service and candlelight vigil were held in Johannesburg for slain public servant and whistleblower Babita Deokaran. Members of her family called for the … [Read more...] about Babita Deokaran’s family demands justice for slain public servant

Iqbal Survé, Executive Chairman of Sekunjalo and proprietor of Independent Media. Photo World Economic Forum / Jakob Polacsek via Flickr (CC BY-NC-SA 2.0) This article by the Editor-in-Chief of Independent Media is a response to GroundUp’s editorial: Iqbal Survé’s newspapers take the side of the Lottery crooks. Your piece points to our reports, which according to your rather … [Read more...] about Independent Media responds to GroundUp

Intabazwe Clinic, near Harrismith, Free State, floods ankle-deep whenever it rains. Photos: Supplied Staff and patients at the Intabazwe Clinic near Harrismith, Free State, say the facility is dilapidated and floods when it rains. Staff want the health department to build a second clinic in the community after the only other clinic in the community burnt down in 2016. The … [Read more...] about Nurses at Free State clinic can’t treat patients when it rains