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Jon Qwelane Constitutional Court case moves ahead

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The Constitutional Court hearing on the Jon Qwelane case – which could have major repercussions for the definition of hate speech – will finally take place later this month. The court has confirmed that the matter will be heard on 22 September after it was postponed in May due to the coronavirus lockdown.

LGBTQ organisation Triangle Project welcomed the news, tweeting: “The trial has been postponed multiple times which has an effect on other critical cases.

This month, we will be counting down to the trial date. We demand no more trial delays and we demand justice!” The Constitutional Court is considering the decade-long case after the Supreme Court of Appeal overturned Qwelane’s 2017 Johannesburg High Court hate speech conviction in

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