The Equality Court has found Economic Freedom Fighters EFF leader, Julius Malema guilty of hate speech for the 2022 statements he made in his speech at the EFFs 3rd provincial Peoples Assembly in the Western Cape.
The remarks relate to events that occurred two years prior where EFF members physically clashed with individuals at the Brackenfell High School, following allegations of racism linked to a private matric farewell during the COVID pandemic.
The South African Human Rights Commission said, at the time, it had recieved numerous complaints regarding Malemas speech. The commissions Acting Spokesperson at the time, Wisani Baloyi, "Mr Malema questioned why that white person had not been located and taken to 'an isolated space where EFF supporters could attend to the guy properly', followed by an exhortation to the members that 'You must never be scared to kill - a revolution demands that at some point there must be killing, because the killing is part of a revolutionary act.
