SPEECH

The Constitutional Court has heard arguments in the hate speech case against columnist Jon Qwelane who compared gay marriage to marrying animals. In 2008, Qwelane wrote a column where he equated LGBTI+ marriages to marriages between animals and people. After years of legal action, the Constitutional Court has been tasked with determining whether Qwelane's statements amount to…

My fellow South Africans,It has been five months since we declared a national state of disaster to combat to the coronavirus pandemic.As I said then, and as I repeat now, never before in the history of our democracy has our country been confronted with such a severe threat – a situation that has demanded an…