Apartheid flag ruling is not a victory yet - Nelson Mandela Foundation

The Nelson Mandela Foundation says the ruling that gratuitous displays of the apartheid-era flag constitutes hate speech is not a victory until South Africans can unite and work together.

Hatang said the organisation welcomed the judgment and hoped to work with all parties who were involved in the court process to build a united South Africa that does not discriminate. While handing down his ruling, Mojapelo outlined that the judgment was not banning the use of the flag, but was to ensure that a united South Africa was built, and that the flag was not displayed without good reasons as it was hurtful to black people who had suffered the injustices of apartheid. Mojapelo added that, while the display of the flag was not being banned entirely, it should only be done for journalistic, artistic and academic purposes.

Meanwhile, AfriForum's Ernst Roets said, while the organisation was yet to study the judgment in its entirety, they were of the view that it would not directly affect their actions because they had argued from the beginning that the organisation did not display the flag, and actively discouraged those who did.

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