The Equality Court ruled on Monday that the BLF must remove its slogan 'Land or death' from all it's platforms within a month because it was hate speech.
JOHANNESBURG - The Freedom of Expression Institute said that the Equality Court's ruling against the Black First Land First may be infringing on free speech.
The court ruled on Monday that the BLF must remove its slogan "Land or death" from all it's platforms within a month because it was hate speech.Black First Land First's Andile Mngxitama has vowed that his party would appeal against the Equality Court's verdict that its "Land or death" slogan was hate speech.However, the party maintained that it would not do so.
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