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Jul 25, 2019 · Sparrow sparked anger in South Africa after she likened black beachgoers to monkeys in a Facebook post after New Year's Eve in 2016. Sparrow was found guilty of hate speech in the Equality Court later in 2016 and ordered to pay R150 000 to the Adelaide and Oliver Tambo Foundation.
Jun 10, 2016 · A court in KwaZulu-Natal province found Penny Sparrow guilty of hate speech on Friday and said the money from the fine would go to a charity that promotes cultural and heritage issues. South...
Jan 6, 2016 · South Africa. This article is more than 8 years old. South African woman faces criminal charges over racist tweets. Democratic Alliance lays charges against former member Penny Sparrow,...
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Penny Sparrow took to Facebook to share her frustration on the state of the beach in Durban after the holiday. Beach-goers, said to be specifically Blacks in general; both South African blacks and from elsewhere, had horribly littered the coastline, making it a huge discomfort to other people, but most especially the environment. Here is what she w...
The African National Congress filed and followed up with the case against Penny Sparrow. She was eventually convicted in the Scottburgh Magistrate’s court in the town of Umzinto after she pleaded guilty to the charge of crimen injuria which is the unlawful or unintentional impairing of the dignity or privacy of another person. Magistrate Vincent Hl...
Penny Sparrow, who was also fined R150,000 by the Equality Court for her social media statement, said during an interview with a Magazine after her court case was completed that the case has taken a toll on her life. She started off by reiterating that she is not a racist, before saying that her punishment was too harsh and the repercussion of the ...
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Jul 25, 2019 · Durban - Penny Sparrow, who gained nation-wide notoriety for making a racist rant against black people in a Facebook post died from colon cancer at a hospital south of Durban on Thursday. A...
- Zainul Dawood
Jul 25, 2019 · Penny Sparrow, who rose to infamy after a racist post on Facebook went viral in January 2016 has died, her daughter Charmaine Cowie confirmed on Thursday, reports South Coast Herald. Sparrow...
Sep 12, 2016 · Former estate agent Penny Sparrow’s crimen injuria case for labelling black people “monkeys” in a Facebook rant about beach litter will continue in the Umzinto Magistrates’ Court today. The criminal case comes after she was found guilty of hate speech in the Equality Court and ordered to pay R150 000 to the Adelaide and Oliver Tambo Foundation.
