Andrew Kenny: “Kill the boer” and the complexities of free speech
Andrew Kenny dissects the contentious chant ‘Kill the Boer’ by Julius Malema and the subsequent reactions it triggered.
Andrew Kenny dissects the contentious chant ‘Kill the Boer’ by Julius Malema and the subsequent reactions it triggered.
Julius Malema, leader of the EFF, once again stirs controversy with his violent rhetoric during the party’s 10th-anniversary celebrations.
After years of a slow and tortuous process, the ANC’s Hate Speech Bill is now within a few weeks of being promulgated.
Dr Pieter Groenewald says SA has experienced a wave of farm attacks and murders in the weeks after court allows singing of “kill the boer.”
Emma Sadleir has warned WhatsApp group admins should take note of a recent update to the app that could hold them legally liable for other users’ posts.
UN experts have condemned reports of escalating violence against foreign nationals in SA and called for accountability against xenophobia.
One kind of restriction, however, is forbidden: viewpoint discrimination. That’s how billionaire Elon Musk should think of Twitter.
These changes to the hate speech bill will help protect journalists and other commentators. They also show a positive response from the justice ministry to reasoned argument.
Facebook shares fell the most in three months, after Unilever, one of the world’s largest advertisers, joined other brands in boycotting ads.
There’s some irony in Pierre de Vos not being consulted by the SA National Editor’s Forum in bringing their interdict against the EFF.