EFF President Julius Malema has consistently caused controversy over the last few years for his public statements and stunts, mostly famously his singing of the song ‘Kill The Boer’. He’s largely escaped legal consequences until this week, where his statements made at a rally in 2022 have been deemed hate speech by the Equality Court.
Will this change Malemas behaviour and what precedent does this set for future cases of hate speech in South Africa? Let’s get in to it.