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“Don’t Look for Evidence of Wrongdoing” – HuffPost Does it Again!
In the wake of HuffPost SA's company-shattering humiliation last month which forced its Editor in Chief to resign, the publication has shown that the apology it issued was as superficial as the…
South Africans Must Stop The Hate Speech Bill
On 31 January 2017 the first opportunity for public comment on the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill finally came to an end. People who are…
Last Day to Submit Comments on Hate Speech Bill
The 31st of January 2017 is the last day to submit comments to the Department of Justice over the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill (Hate…
Cape Party attacks ‘F**k White People’
The Cape Party has stated its intention to charge Dean Hutton, infamous artist of the controversial ‘Fuck White People’ artwork, for hate speech. They said that they will be submitting…
Sticks And Stones
You may have noticed the growing trend in support of the new Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill (also just known as the "hate speech bill")…
DA: Hate Speech Bill “Unconstitutional”, Could Be Used For “Political Agendas”
Credit: Destiny Man In a welcome newsletter published by the Democratic Alliance's Federal Leader, Mmusi Maimane, on Friday, 25 November 2016, it was announced that the DA's opposes the controversial…
Liberal DA must oppose the Hate Speech Bill
This article is directed at Democratic Alliance (DA) supporters, members, parliamentarians, and policy makers. It pertains to the recent Hate Speech Bill and the party’s dangerous lack of criticism of…
South Africans need to re-focus
Earlier this year, I wrote an article called South Africa Blind-Sided. This article accused South Africans of allowing red herrings to distract them from policies, corruption, and more important issues.…
[VIDEO] Oppose the Hate Speech Bill
Oppose the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill The Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill has been made available for public comment. Deadline…
The dying light: freedom of speech is fading fast
In an Oxford Union debate entitled Freedom of Speech and the Right to Offend, Peter Hitchens (brother of the late Christopher Hitchens) had this to say: “…what the offensive person…