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       Northern Cape (ANC) Premier guilty of hate speech 
       By: Hawk Date: March 31, 2018, 11:59 am
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       SOURCE : NEWS24
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       Northern Cape premier guilty of hate speech
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       Bloemfontein - Northern Cape Premier Sylvia Lucas, who used the
       word "hotnot", is guilty of hate speech and unfair
       discrimination and she has been ordered to apologise to the Khoi
       and San people, the Equality Court in Upington ruled on Tuesday.
       Lucas must make the apology over the radio stations that
       broadcast her speech in 2010. She is also responsible for the
       legal costs.
       “This is a huge victory for the Khoi and San people, which is a
       marginalized people. It is also a victory for justice. I truly
       believe in the justice system,” a delighted Stanley Peterson, a
       member of the National Khoi and San People, told News24 on
       Tuesday afternoon shortly after the verdict.
       Lucas said: “Hotnots are only good for clothes and food.” At the
       time she was introducing John Block, provincial chairperson of
       the ANC in the Northern Cape, during a budget statement at the
       Eiland Holiday Resort on September 18 2010. The speech was
       broadcast on five community radio stations.
       Peterson, a former ANC member, took her to the South African
       Human Rights Commission. Both parties appeared before advocate
       Lawrence Mushawne, national chairperson of the HRC, in November
       2011 during mediation. Lucas was advised to apologise, but no
       apology materialised.
       “This left me with no choice other than to approach the court,
       because nobody is above the law,” said Peterson.
       Peterson was represented by Legal Aid SA’s Annemi Duursema.
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