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2025-01-13 16:45:08 +02:00
Lydia
No I do not
All of the above
Dear Mr. Ramaphosa ...rather
not Mr. President
No I do not
2025-01-13 07:56:44 +02:00
Wesley
No I do not
The Bill is unnecessary
The government as a whole which includes all political parties that are involved, wants to control the people. They want to make sure that no one says anything bad about the government on all platforms which includes social media. They also don't want the true church of God(Jesus Christ) to preach the truth. They want to side with terrorists such as Hamas, Hezbollah, Abbas, ISIS, Putin and the Russian government as well as the LGBTQA++ instead of aligning itself with Israel as the word of God says and doing what's right according to the Word of God(Holy Bible) not the Koran or any other religion or man made god. They ultimately want to silence the Christians from speaking the truth and about Jesus Christ, the only ans true God. They call it hate speech but the fact of the matter is they hate the truth.
No I do not
2025-01-09 16:00:10 +02:00
Simon
No I do not
All of the above
Yes I do
2025-01-08 22:46:20 +02:00
Tracey
No I do not
All of the above
Yes I do
2025-01-08 19:35:59 +02:00
Johannes
No I do not
The Bill is unnecessary
Hate must have murder as motive. Let Everly language/race entity have their own territory and rules their own interpretation of hate and or get off with killing White people.
No I do not
2024-12-18 11:42:41 +02:00
Monique
No I do not
All of the above
Objection to the Proposed Hate Speech Bill

This bill is a clear threat to freedom of speech in South Africa. Its vague and overly broad definitions of “hate speech” create a dangerous precedent where nearly anything can be construed as offensive, criminalizing protected speech under the guise of promoting social cohesion.

In a society where people can be offended by differing opinions, misgendering, or simply hearing something they don’t agree with, this bill opens the door to abuse. It hands excessive power to the government to silence dissent and control narratives, effectively stifling open debate and freedom of expression.

The Constitution already protects against hate speech through carefully defined boundaries. This bill not only goes beyond those boundaries but contradicts the principle of the rule of law by failing to define essential terms like “hate.” Citizens cannot reasonably know what constitutes a crime under such an ambiguous framework.

Furthermore, existing laws have successfully addressed hate speech without infringing on constitutional rights. This bill is unnecessary, redundant, and a blatant attempt to expand government control at the expense of individual freedoms.

We must reject this bill and protect our constitutional right to free speech. Robust debate and disagreement are the foundation of a healthy democracy—not criminal offenses.
No I do not
2024-11-28 16:20:53 +02:00
Patricia
No I do not
The Bill is unnecessary
The subjective determination of what is "hate speech" is beyond justice. We demand that we are allowed to express our views in a free and open manner. This is about control of people and has nothing to do with freedom.
Yes I do
2024-11-27 08:58:30 +02:00
MOSHOME
No I do not
All of the above
No I do not
2024-10-27 10:48:00 +02:00
Wild
No I do not
All of the above
Yes I do
2024-10-21 14:20:07 +02:00
Augusto
No I do not
All of the above
No I do not
2024-10-02 22:36:47 +02:00
Neil
No I do not
All of the above
Yes I do
2024-10-02 09:19:43 +02:00
Stefan
No I do not
The Bill is vague and ambiguous
Yes I do
2024-09-16 10:06:36 +02:00
Tiaan
No I do not
All of the above
I completely oppose this Bill, it merely damages our lack of freedom of speech even further. It's anti-human.
Yes I do
2024-07-04 12:43:41 +02:00
D
No I do not
Other
Another way where free speech and personaql opinion/feeling is being manipulated or oppressed to accomodate everyone except those who actually think logically.
No I do not
2024-05-21 07:19:24 +02:00
Noelle
No I do not
All of the above
Yes I do
2024-05-19 14:22:42 +02:00
Reinhard
No I do not
All of the above
Yes I do
2024-05-16 18:48:36 +02:00
Charlie
No I do not
The Bill is vague and ambiguous
Yes I do
2024-05-10 16:50:20 +02:00
Ingrid
No I do not
All of the above
Yes I do
2024-05-10 08:16:43 +02:00
Graeme
No I do not
All of the above
Dear Mr President,

The Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill (the Bill), passed by the National Assembly on Tuesday, 5 December 2023, refers.

REQUEST:

I am writing to appeal to Your Excellency to send the Bill back to the National Assembly for reconsideration, because of the constitutional concerns below.

CONSTITUTIONAL CONCERNS ABOUT THE BILL’S DEFINITION OF HATE SPEECH:

The Bill contravenes section 36 of the Constitution, because it is:
Unnecessary as existing laws have already been successfully implemented in various criminal and civil cases of hate speech.

Overbroad: The Bill’s definition of hate speech is broader than the Constitution’s definition of hate speech, criminalising speech the Constitution sees as protected.

The Bill’s definition of hate speech is also broader than the Equality Act’s civil law definition of (civil) hate speech. This will make it easier to be found guilty of a criminal offence and sent to jail for up to five years than to be ordered to e.g. apologise under the Equality Act.

Vague and ambiguous: The Bill’s different elements for the crime of hate speech are either undefined (e.g. hate) or vague and/or ambiguous (e.g. social cohesion).

The Bill also contravenes the Constitution’s founding value of the rule of the law (section 1(c)), because it fails to define the essential element of hate. The result is that citizens are unable to know beforehand whether they are committing a crime or not.

OTHER CONCERNS ABOUT THE BILL:

The Bill fails to incorporate the United Nations’ Rabat Plan of Action threshold test (the requirements used to determine culpability for criminal hate speech). Thus it will cause South Africa to break its international law obligations and commitments to: uphold freedom of expression and impose criminal sanctions for hate speech only as a last resort measure in strictly justifiable circumstances.

Thank you
No I do not
2024-05-10 07:52:00 +02:00
Gabriel
No I do not
All of the above
Yes I do
2024-04-24 07:36:24 +02:00
Ernst
No I do not
The Bill is unnecessary
No I do not
2024-04-22 22:28:34 +02:00
Silvana
No I do not
The broad definition of hate speech
No I do not
2024-04-22 18:48:23 +02:00
Nelisiwe
No I do not
All of the above
This is against our faith and it's an insult to us as SA,what is it that you want to feed our children,what kind of a nation it's going to build,come n don't sign this we are being set up here
No I do not
2024-04-22 18:48:22 +02:00
Nelisiwe
No I do not
All of the above
This is against our faith and it's an insult to us as SA,what is it that you want to feed our children,what kind of a nation it's going to build,come n don't sign this we are being set up here
No I do not
2024-04-19 09:26:32 +02:00
Lesley
No I do not
The Bill is vague and ambiguous
Inciting people to kill is not acceptable
Yes I do
2024-04-16 12:21:42 +02:00
Lesley
No I do not
All of the above
Yes I do
2024-04-06 10:45:40 +02:00
Umi
No I do not
All of the above
My religious beliefs do not permit such stuff I will teach my own children I don’t want others passing their beliefs on these young minds
Yes I do
2024-04-03 19:21:00 +02:00
Charity
No I do not
All of the above
Yes I do
2024-03-22 10:04:49 +02:00
Jutta
No I do not
All of the above
Yes I do
2024-03-19 19:53:30 +02:00
Stephan
No I do not
All of the above
Yes I do