The commission received complaints about separate statements made over a period of three years by Julius Malema and his EFF colleague Godrich Gardee.
JOHANNESBURG - The South African Human Rights Commission says Economic Freedom Fighters leader Julius Malema's comments criticising Indians and white people are still problematic, despite finding no legal grounds to classify them as hate speech.
Human Rights Commission chair Bongani Majola says although they found that Malema's five statements don’t amount to hate speech, it doesn’t mean he’s exonerated from wrongdoing. A month ago, Parliament’s portfolio committee on justice received submissions to amend the Prevention and Combatting of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill.
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