Media Monitoring Africa

On the 18th May, 2017, Media Monitoring Africa appeared in court as Amicus to the Van Breda/Media 24 and Others case. The case dealt with the issue of live streaming the murder trial of Henry Van Breda. In mid August, the National Director of Public Prosecutions gave note that it was filing for appl...
The argument proposes a three question test approach to determining Hate Speech. This includes: Does the piece amount to advocacy of hatred that is based on race, ethnicity, gender or religion? If not, the complaint must be rejected. If so, does the piece constitutes incitement to cause harm? If not...