South African court restricts display of apartheid-era flag

JOHANNESBURG — South Africa’s Equality Court has restricted the display of the country’s old apartheid-era flag, ruling that the gratuitous use of the flag amounts to hate speech and racial discrimination.

Judge Phineas Mojapelo said the ruling was not a complete ban, saying use of the flag is protected by law to be used for artistic, academic, journalistic or other purposes deemed in the public interest. The orange, white and blue flag of South Africa’s previous white-minority regime, which enforced the system of racial discrimination known as apartheid, was replaced by a new flag when the country achieved majority-rule democracy in 1994.

The Nelson Mandela Foundation asked the court to rule that displays of the old flag constitute hate speech and discrimination based on race.

Yet we still haven't done this with the confederate flag 🤔🙈

You bet it does

Meanwhile Canonical wants you to pay to work for free

Now do the ANC flag ..

deray Yet another country that gets it more than us.

RSeanStewart Great!!

Now if only Americans could follow the example and outlaw the Confederate flag.

daaitoulaam Best solution is a flag that angers everybody

deray I wish the US courts would do the same for the bullshit stars and bars

You, not keep pushing that bizarre land reform they're seeking would help the people a million times more than banning a flag, just saying

That most peoples' knowledge of the civil war is limited to just 'Confederacy bad, Union good' shows exactly why it's terrible when government influences speech, let alone controls education.

If only we got rid of our traitor flag during reconstruction.

Hate speech has to be taken as seriously as death threats because they are.

Yeah it's a flag that's causing white farmers to be beaten and murdered

Apartheid ended 25 years ago, the American Civil War ended over 150 years ago but some idiots still fly the confederate flag. 🤦‍♀️

Why does the left hate free speech? I get that some speech is irritating. But overall it's good that you can say the stuff you want to say.

Fantastic news!

restrict?BAN! same as the swastika!

Annnnnnnnnnd...that’s why America has the First Amendment! So the idiots who believe they can silence those they disagree with phrases like “hate speech” are overruled by law. 🇺🇸

Southern Americans....you listening? Hmmm?

South Africa is dead by marxist. FREE JANUSZ WALUS !!!!!!!!!!!!

All these 'confederate flag next' people are honestly saying 'hey guys, we don't care about first amendment rights unless it specifically benefits us.'

Maybe the US could actually learn from the South Africans.

As it should

No trophies for 2nd place.

Trying to suppress history is the best way to make it come alive again.

Awesome!

Now do the confederate flag

Erase all white history!

Do the Confederate flag next

Can't wait for international people to say our courts 'are wrong' 😒

That flag is like the confederate flag

Attention all supporters of the Confederate battle flag!

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