Andile Mngxitama says his party won’t apologise within 30 days as instructed by the Equality Court‚ but will appeal instead
Black First Land First leader Andile Mngxitama has vowed that his party will appeal against the Equality Court’s verdict that found its “land or death” political slogan is hate speech.
Mngxitama said the BLF would appeal because there was legal precedence‚ citing the Human Rights Commission finding absolving EFF leader Julius Malema of hate speech. The commission previously found that Malema’s comments that the EFF was “not calling for the slaughter of white people‚ at least not for now” did not amount to hate speech. is protected‚ and that is the highest court in the land. So we are not worried at all.
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