POLITICS● LOWOct 8 · Oct 8, 2026, 7:07 PM
Private conversation is no shield for racist language such as the k-word, SCA rules
dailymaverick · south africa · sub saharan africa
The Supreme Court of Appeal has made an important ruling on racist language used in private, finding that even conversations between white people can amount to hate speech. As such, it upheld a R500,000 order against a businessman over his repeated use of the k-word.
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