Johannesburg - The Equality Court sitting in the Western Cape High Court will on Tuesday hear a hate speech case against Afrikaans songstress Sunette Bridges.
The SA Human Rights Commission (SAHRC) has accused Bridges of hosting commentary on her Facebook page which constitutes hate speech.
The 43-year-old describes herself on her website as a mother of five, Afrikaner, artist, writer, and a “concerned citizen of the once prosperous country called South Africa”.
The commission received complaints from the public about the alleged hate speech on the singer's Facebook page for a number of years. Spokesman Isaac Mangena said the court papers contained numerous examples of the “violent hate speech and racist” comments.
The SAHRC had approached Bridges, and she denied committing any offence. The commission would argue that Bridges had violated of sections 10(1) and 11 of the Equality Act.
Sapa