DA and AfriForum celebrate Equality Court ruling against Julius Malema's hate speech
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Court Condemns Malema’s Incitement to ViolenceMalema was found guilty of hate speech linked to a violent 2020 school incident by the Western Cape Equality Court in August 2025.
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- The Western Cape Equality Court ruled Julius Malema guilty of hate speech intended to incite harm and hatred.
- The statements in question related to a violent confrontation at Brackenfell High School in November 2020.
- DA leadership highlighted that political figures must promote unity and reject divisive hate speech.
- AfriForum labeled Malema and the EFF as extremists who incite violence and racial hatred against minorities.
Political leaders have a responsibility to foster nation building and social cohesion, not to destroy and divide. Hate speech has no place in our society.— John Steenhuisen, DA leader, reacting to the Equality Court ruling.
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