FRANNY RABKIN | Hate speech clause not ambiguous, SAHRC tells ConCourt

Legal debate about the clause, set aside as unconstitutional last year, sprang from a column by Jon Qwelane

22 September 2020 - 19:09 By Franny Rabkin

Properly construed, there was “no ambiguity whatsoever” to the hate speech clause in the Equality Act, said the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) in the Constitutional Court on Tuesday...

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