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EFF heads to SAHRC after farm attack protesters flaunt apartheid flag
Protesters took their frustrations to Parliament on Sunday to call on government to bring an end to farm attacks.
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AfriForum denied leave to appeal apartheid flag hate speech ruling
The matter was brought by the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Human Rights Commission last month, asking the court to stop the display of the flag.
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Nelson Mandela Foundation to take Roets apartheid flag tweet matter to ConCourt
The foundation has already instructed its legal team to prepare a conditional application for leave to appeal, which included an application for direct access to the Constitutional Court.
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Apartheid flag case: Roets says Mandela Foundation had no case
The case against Ernst Roets was lodged by the Nelson Mandela Foundation last month arguing that he breached the Equality Court's ruling.
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Court rules in favour of Ernst Roets over apartheid flag tweet
The Johannesburg High Court has dismissed the Nelson Mandela Foundation's urgent application against AfriForum's Ernst Roets who tweeted an image of the apartheid flag after the Equality Court ruled that its gratuitous display amounted to hate speech.
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Ernst Roets not in contempt of court for apartheid flag tweet
The High Court in Johannesburg has dismissed the contempt of court charge against AfriForum's Ernst Roets.
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Court to clarify if Ernst Roets' apartheid flag tweet is hate speech
AfriForum's Ernst Roets tweeted a picture of the apartheid flag just hours after a court ruled that its gratuitous display amounted to hate speech.
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Albie Sachs praises court ruling on apartheid flag
The Equality Court on Wednesday ruled the gratuitous display of the apartheid-era flag constituted hate speech.
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'I asked an academic question': AfriForum CEO defends tweeting apartheid flag
Speaking on 702's Afternoon Drive, Ernst Roets said he was not disrespecting the latest judgment which declared the display of the flag as hate speech.
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Mandela Foundation: Ernst Roets tweeting apartheid flag 'unfortunate'
Speaking to Cape Talks' Kieno Kammies, the foundation's CEO Sello Hatang said what Ernst Roets had done was 'unfortunate'.
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Activist wants social media platforms to enforce court ban on old SA flag
The Equality Court in on Wednesday ruled the gratuitous display of the apartheid-era flag constituted hate speech.
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Equality Court: Gratuitous display of apartheid flag is hate speech
The complaint related to the apartheid flag was lodged by the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the South African Human Rights Commission.
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Court rules against Steve Hofmeyr in apartheid flag case
Activist Johan Pienaar exhibited a protest installation called Laying Down the Flag last year and singer Steve Hofmeyr then offered a reward to anyone who could remove the flag.
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Bidorbuy removes over 150 listings displaying apartheid-era flag
Bidorbuy chief executive officer Craig Lubbe said the company has been debating about the listings that display the old South African flag on its website.
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AfriForum: Banning old SA flag would limit freedom of expression
AfriForum's lawyer Mark Oppenheimer said that hateful symbols should be allowed in public spaces because they educate people on what is right and wrong.
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Banning apartheid flag would be unlawful - AfriForum
AfriForum argued in court that the law only prohibits hate speech which refers to words and not symbols.
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Intimidation case against Hofmeyr, Mulder heading to prosecution’s office
Activist Johan Pienaar filed a criminal complaint against Steve Hofmeyr and FF+ MP Corne Mulder last week and on Wednesday submitted evidence to the police.
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Man granted court order preventing Hofmeyr from intimidating him
The interim order prevents Hofmeyr from contacting activist Johan Pienaar directly or indirectly or threatening him on social media.
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Equality Court urged to take action against apartheid flag
The Nelson Mandela Foundation has made an application for an order declaring that gratuitous displays of the apartheid flag constitute hate speech, unfair discrimination and harassment based on race.
