BLF in court for next two days for standing up for blacks

Posted on November 13, 2019November 13, 2019 by Black First Land First

When Johann Rupert threatened to unleash black on black violence through his private army in the taxi industry, Black First Land First (BLF) said no! Our movement said black lives matter too. We introduced the 1:5 ratio as a call to stop the blood bath.

BLF is in court for calling for self defence. AfriForum has dragged us to the Equality Court. The rightwing organization says that the court must declare BLF’s call for blacks to demand the right of self defense, hate speech.

For two days at the Equality Court, sitting in the Johannesburg Magistrate’s Court, shall hear how blacks must not offend whites by saying they will defend themselves. Johann Rupert can call his militia to murder and we blacks must not say a word.

Will the court find that for blacks to say “don’t kill us or we shall defend ourselves”, is hate speech?

BLF has lost all trust in the judiciary. We now await to be told that it’s hate speech to call for self defense. We remember that not so long ago, the same court said AfriForum has the right to say “apartheid is not a crime against humanity“.

We are no longer surprised when courts openly show bias against us. In fact we expect it.

Issued by Black First Land First, National Coordinating Committee of (BLF NCC)

13 November 2019

Contact Details

Black First Land First Mail: [email protected]

Zanele Lwana
(BLF Deputy President)
Cell: +27 79 986 7225

BLF vs AfriForum & Kallie Kriel case in court tomorrow for judgment

Posted on October 28, 2019October 28, 2019 by Black First Land First

The Court will tomorrow deliver judgement on the complaint of Black First Land First (BLF) against the rightwing Kallie Kriel and Afriforum, under the following details:

Date: 29 October 2019
Time: 8:30am
Venue: Court 25, Equality Court sitting at the Johannesburg Magistrate Court
Complaint: hate speech

The matter was last in court on 26 September 2019 when arguments were heard from both sides. The case before the Court was that Kallie Kriel’s utterances that “apartheid was not a crime against humanity” amounts to hate speech in that it contravenes section 10 of the Equality Act. Black First Land First (BLF) pointed out that the said utterances are in contravention of international law which has been legislated upon and implemented in South Africa (SA), amongst other things.

The racist Afriforum is known for inter alia defending the apartheid flag; opposing every measure intended to redress apartheid induced imbalances, and funding the legal representation to defend convicted Afrikaner criminals (Pieter Doorewaard and Phillip Schutte) who killed a black child, Matlhomola Mosweu in 2017.

BLF did not have legal representation in the matter. Andile Mngxitama accordingly represented the organization as its President. We have asked the court to take the appropriate action against these racists.

Issued by Black First Land First, National Coordinating Committee of (BLF NCC)

28 October 2019

Contact Details

Black First Land First Mail: [email protected]

Zanele Lwana
(BLF Deputy President)
Cell: +27 79 986 7225

Kallie Kriel to answer charges of hate speech and racism laid by BLF tomorrow

Posted on September 25, 2019 by Black First Land First

The Equality Court sitting at the Johannesburg Magistrate Court will tomorrow hear arguments on the complaint of Black First Land First (BLF) against the racist Kallie Kriel of Afriforum.

Kriel, representing the racist organization called Afriforum, will answer to a charge of hate speech amounting to racism. He is in clear contravention of section 10 of the Equality Act in that he committed hate speech by saying that Apartheid was not a crime against humanity. This is contrary to the established international law which has been been legislated upon by South Africa (SA). Kriel has not only denied that apartheid is a crime against humanity, but he has also gone further to defend his racist, hurtful, harmful, utterances of hatred.

Afriforum does not hide the fact that it’s a pro apartheid organization. Regarding it’s mission it says, “Afriforum works to ensure that the basic prerequisites for the existance of Afrikaners are met; by acting as a credible Afrikaner interest organization…”. Moreover, it identifies itself as part of the “Solidarity movement – outside the workplace on national level to handle the impact of the current political realities facing Afrikaners…”.

Judge Mojapelo’s description of Afriforum is instructive. He found that, “Afriforum is essentially about Afrikaner interests”.

This Afrikaner organization has defended the apartheid flag; and funded legal representation (Gerrie Nel and Barry Roux) to defend convicted Afrikaner criminals (Pieter Doorewaard and Phillip Schutte) who murdered an innocent black child, Matlhomola Mosweu in 2017. Now the same Afriforum says that Apartheid was not a crime against humanity. This is open racism. It’s the irony of ironies that the South African mainstream media, including the SABC, calls this bunch of apartheid apologists a “civil rights organization”.

BLF has asked the court to take strong action against these racists.

Issued by Black First Land First, National Coordinating Committee of (BLF NCC)

25 September 2019

Contact Details

Black First Land First Mail: [email protected]

Zanele Lwana
(BLF Deputy President)
Cell: +27 79 986 7225

The Human Rights Commission must stop the “ja baas” attitude

Posted on August 23, 2019August 23, 2019 by Black First Land First

Black First Land First (BLF) calls on the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) to stop its “ja baas” attitude and deal with the petulant racism of AfriForum decisively. AfriForum’s leader, Ernst Roets, has clearly and unapologetically violated the court’s decision sought by the SAHRC and the Mandela Foundation. It’s shocking that the SAHRC is mumbling and talking about investigations when the racist Roets is openly defying the court’s decision made this Wednesday that the “gratuitous display” of the apartheid flag constitutes hate speech, unfair discrimination, and harassment based on race in terms of Sections 10(1), 7 and 11 of the Equality Act respectively.

The “askies my baas” attitude displayed by the SAHRC gives credence to the claim that their court application to declare the display of the apartheid flag hate speech, was just a ruse to deflect attention from the #RamaphosaLeaks.

BLF calls on the SAHRC to show some spine and do its work by immediately taking action against Roets. If the SAHRC fears white racists who treat blacks with contempt, then BLF itself will deal with the racist in its own way and the SAHRC must not cry.

Issued by Black First Land First, National Coordinating Committee of (BLF NCC)

23 August 2019

Contact Details

Black First Land First Mail: [email protected]

Zanele Lwana
(BLF Deputy President)
Cell: +27 79 986 7225