Free SA Warns: Flawed Hate Speech Regulations Threaten Rights and Privacy, Over 400 South Africans Join Call to Stop Government Overreach
Free SA, the Foundation for Rights of Expression and Equality, has raised alarm over the draft regulations issued under the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Act, 2023, warning that the proposed implementation framework threatens to undermine certain core values embedded in South Africa’s constitutional democracy. In a formal submission to the […]
Decentralise Language Rights: Power to the Provinces!
The Department of Sport, Arts and Culture is proposing amendments to the Use of Official Languages Act that further centralise control over language policy at the national level. While the Bill appears to expand language use by requiring seven official languages for government purposes, it still reinforces a one-size-fits-all model, sidelining provincial and municipal voices. […]