Nelson Mandela Foundation wants the display of the Apartheid flag in private homes declared unlawful
30 April 2019
The apartheid-era flag is the most visible symbol of white supremacy which was degrading and dehumanising to black people," the Nelson Mandela Foundation argued in court.
In the foundation's final submission in the Equality Court on Tuesday, its legal representative Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi said that there are limits to freedom of speech, which should also apply to the display of the apartheid flag.
The foundation is asking the court to declare that the gratuitous display of the old apartheid flag constitutes hate speech, unfair discrimination and harassment based on race.
Lobby group AfriForum, however, holds a different view, and argued that although the organisation itself condemns the use of the flag, it should not be declared hate speech.