Ungagwetshwa iminyaka emihlanu ejele ngokuthuka abantu ezinkundleni zokuxhumana

Abantu abasebenzisa izinkundla zokuxhumana ezifana noFacebook, TikTok noWhatsApp bayaxwayiswa ukuthi baqaphele amazwi abawabhala kwabanye abantu, njengoba ukuthuka, ukusabisa noma ukusabalalisa inkulumo enenzondo kungase kubafake enkingeni nomthetho.

ENingizimu Afrika, umuntu angabhekana nezinyathelo zomthetho ngenxa yamazwi awabhala ezinkundleni zokuxhumana, kuye ngokuthi utheni, ubhekise kubani nokuthi lawo mazwi aphula muphi umthetho.

Uma umuntu ethuka omunye ngendlela ehlambalaza isithunzi sakhe, angabhekana necala le-Crimen Injuria. Leli cala lihambisana nokwehlisa isithunzi somunye umuntu ngendlela ebucayi.

Kanti umuntu osongela omunye ngokumbulala, ukumlimaza noma ukucekela phansi impahla yakhe ngemiyalezo yezinkundla zokuxhumana naye angazithola esebhekene nomthetho.

Ngakolunye uhlangothi, uMthetho i-Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Act 16 of 2023 uhlinzeka ngesigwebo esingafinyelela eminyakeni emihlanu ejele, inhlawulo noma kokubili kumuntu olahlwe yicala lenkulumo enenzondo njengoba ichazwe kulo mthetho.

Kubalulekile ukuqonda ukuthi akusho ukuthi wonke umuntu othuka omunye kuFacebook uzogwetshwa iminyaka emihlanu. Isigwebo sincike ohlotsheni lwecala, ebufakazini nasezinqumweni zenkantolo.

Abantu bayakhuthazwa ukuthi basebenzise izinkundla zokuxhumana ngendlela enenhlonipho, bagweme ukusabisa abanye noma ukubhala amazwi angase abephule umthetho.