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Thank you for supporting us!DRAFT HEALTH REGULATIONS – Template Submissions – UPDATED
The National Health Act’s Draft Regulations are open for comment only until Sunday, 24 April 2022. See this video, or this Alert, setting out FOR SA's concerns about the Regulations. As an individual, you can either go to DearSA to comment on the Regulations, or...
[Audio] Link FM Interview with FOR SA’s Michael Swain talking about the Draft Health Regulations
29 March 2022 In this interview FOR SA's Michael Swain talks with Titch Wild regarding the Department of Health, which has published for comment a series of Draft Regulations, issued under the National Health Act. These Draft Health Regulations will give Government...
ALERT: FOR SA OBJECTIONS TO DRAFT HEALTH REGULATIONS
Dear Friend, We are facing a severe threat to our religious freedom – and to the future of our democracy – in the form of the National Health Act’s Draft Regulations, which are open for comment only until Friday, 15 April 2022. Click here to send in your submission...
Update on Recent or Current Religious Freedom Issues and Cases
*The cases and issues in which FOR SA is / has been involved, are marked with a star (*). POLICIES & BILLS Basic Education Laws Amendment (BELA) Bill* The Bill was tabled in Parliament on 10 January 2022. The Bill was allocated to the Basic Education...
The Chetty case is a victory for freedom of speech
Background The case of Simeon Bradley Chetty, a young evangelist who was taken to court for alleged hate speech by various Hindu organisations, has been settled by mutual agreement between the parties on Thursday, 24 February 2022. Contrary to reports in recent...
Internet censorship? A look at the Films and Publications Amendment Act’s criminalisation of “hate speech”
The Films and Publications Amendment Act, 2019 (“the Amendments”) came into effect on 1 March 2022. The Amendments changed the Films and Publications Act, 1996 (“the Act”) and, amongst other things, criminalised the distribution of hate speech. In this...
Employers and vaccine mandates
*Note: As an organisation, Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) is not for, or against, vaccination but believes it is the right of every individual to choose for themselves whether (or not) to take the vaccine, and also to express their...
[Audio] Link FM Interview with FOR SA’s Michael Swain – Religion IS allowed in schools
07 March 2022 In this interview FOR SA's Michael Swain unpacks the applicable law and the importance of every school developing a religious policy. Listen to the full interview below.
Hate Speech – A look at the case of Bongani Masuku
Introduction: Hate speech is fast becoming a concept that almost everyone has heard of, even if they are not sure exactly what it is. In this article, we are looking at the second judgment concerning this topic to come out of South Africa’s highest court (the...
PRESS RELEASE: Freedom of speech victory for Chetty case
PRESS RELEASE 28 February 2022 For immediate distribution CHETTY CASE A VICTORY FOR FREEDOM OF SPEECH The case against Simeon Bradley Chetty, a young evangelist who was taken to Court by the South African Hindu Dharma Sabha (SAHDS), was settled by mutual...
FOR SA no longer appealing judgment on religious gatherings
After much prayerful consideration, Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) has decided not to pursue its appeal against the judgment by the Johannesburg High Court in its case against the COGTA Minister. The Court handed down judgment in December 2021,...
A new season in ministry for Adv Nadene Badenhorst
24 February 2022 Freedom of Religion South Africa (FOR SA) wishes to express its sincere thanks and best wishes to Advocate Nadene Badenhorst who will be stepping out of her role as FOR SA’s full-time Legal Counsel from the end of February 2022, to give herself...