CASE NUMBER: 07/2002 – JOHNSON VS 94.7 HIGHVELD STEREO – HATE SPEECH

Reference to a Chinese person as a “Chink” in Jeremy Mansfield Show. Although Tribunal finding that use of the word not intended to be derogatory of Chinese people, seen in the South African context, the word is likely to be harmful to race relations in our country and therefore constitutes a contravention of the Code. Complaint upheld.