Juju's call to kill targeted whites

In the context of present-day South Africa, the saying that "sticks and stones may break my bones but words will never harm me" rings hollow, because words of incitement can demonise a section of the population and make them easier targets for attack, or even "extermination".

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That ominous reality came across clearly yesterday in Judge Mark Sher's judgment at the Western Cape Equality Court in Cape Town, when he found EFF leader Julius Malema guilty of hate speech.