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What’s the limit for free speech? Concourt to hear Qwelane case

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Hate speech to take centre stage at the Constitutional Court (Pic: Stefan Schäfer, Lich) Civil society organisations have made court submissions on both sides of the debate. Last year the Supreme Court of Appeal upheld an appeal by Jon Qwelane and declared sections of the Equality Act unconstitutional.

Qwelane had written a homophobic column in the Sunday Sun and a high court had found it to be in breach of the Equality Act.

The Constitutional Court will hear an appeal against the judgment next week. Civil society organisations have made court submissions on both sides of the debate.

The court’s judgment is expected to determine the limits of freedom of expression in South Africa. Does merely “hurting” someone’s feelings constitute hate

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