Professional Update
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12 June 2009

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InfoUpdate 12 of 2009
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Equality Courts

Malema Equality Court case postponed - 5 June
An Equality Court hearing on comments by African National Congress Youth League president Julius Malema was on Friday postponed to July. The court, situated at the Johannesburg Magistrate's Court, was to have heard a complaint by the Sonke Gender Justice Network on comments made by Malema in January while addressing students at the Cape Peninsula University. According to the network, he is reported to have said that the woman who accused President Jacob Zuma of rape had a "nice time" with him. - Mail & Guardian website

Malema is a human rights activist : lawyer - 6 June
Julius Malema is attempting to woo the gender activists who took him to court over his claims that President Jacob Zuma's rape accuser enjoyed herself with him. Minutes before the Johannesburg Equality Court began its hearing on the future progress of the Sonke Gender Justice NGO's hate speech complaint against Malema, the ANC Youth League president's lawyer Tumi Mokwena offered the group's lawyers a settlement deal. - IOL website

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