Gordhan and Malema hate speech case showdown

Dennis TOctober 24, 2019

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Arguments in a politically-charged hate speech case between Public Enterprises Minister, Pravin Gordhan and EFF leader, Julius Malema are expected to be heard in court on Thursday.

Last year, Gordhan, lodged a case against Malema over remarks he made outside the state capture inquiry venue. Last month, a judge dismissed Gordhan’s bid to strike sensitive reports from the court record.

Gordhan has brought an application against the firebrand politician in terms of the Equality Act. If he wins, Gordhan wants Malema to donate R150,000 to charity, apologise and pay costs.

Malema’s arguing Gordhan’s case is spurious and submits it should never have been entertained by the Equality Court. He believes while his remarks might have offended Gordhan, they don’t amount to hate speech.

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Among the reactions to Mmusi Maimane stepping down as the leader of the DA on Wednesday was former senior DA member and longtime mayor of Cape Town Patrica de Lille, who acrimoniously quit the party in 2018 to start her own party, GOOD. Read more