The EFF and Mr Malema distributed through the medium of Twitter and Facebook a video that contained a number of quotes from the late former president of Zimbabwe, Mr Robert Mugabe. The proceedings relate to four statements repeated on a video that that bore the EFF’s logo. Among the statements made were that “(t)he only white man you can trust is a dead white man” and “(o)ur party must continue to strike fear in the heart of the white man, our real enemy.”  The Commission is of the view that these constitute various violations of the Promotion of Equality and Prevention of Unfair Discrimination Act 1 of 2000 (the “Equality Act”).

The Commission understands that there have been challenges over the past few weeks in serving the papers to the EFF. Once the papers have been served to the EFF they will be filled in Court.

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Issued by the South African Human Rights Commission
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