UWC condemns hate speech against Dr Jean Redpath

THE University of the Western Cape (UWC) said it strongly condemns the hate speech, personal attacks, and defamatory commentary directed at Dr Jean Redpath, a researcher at our Dullah Omar Institute,.

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This follows her recent contributions to the national debate on policing and public accountability.

Gasant Abarder, UWC's Manager: Media and Marketing confirmed, when asked by the Cape Argus, that no formal action would be taken at this stage.

"The utterances were made on online platforms in the comment sections of reputable media houses, one in particular which has the largest audience for a news site in South Africa," he explained.

Professor Robert Balfour, Rector and Vice-Chancellor of UWC called on media platforms to scrutinise commentary by the public, which provided hate speech and defamatory comment.