Malema hate speech appeal to be heard soon

2012-10-01 22:20

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Bloemfontein - The Supreme Court of Appeal will hear a Equality Court hate speech appeal by Julius Malema and the ANC in November, AfriForum said on Monday.

The hearing was set down for argument on 1 November.

AfriForum spokesperson Willie Spies said the appeal related to Malema's singing of the controversial struggle song "Dubula iBhunu" (Shoot the Boer), which was held to be hate speech.

Spies said although Malema had been expelled from the African National Congress - he was the party's Youth League's president - he was still fighting to have the song legally accepted as part of the ANC's heritage.

AfriForum laid a charge of hate speech against Malema for singing the song at, among others, his public addresses in March 2010.

A court official confirmed 1 November hearing date.

- SAPA