This was the message from deputy director of victim support and specialised court services, Siphiwe Ntombela, to an international conference in Cape Town on Tuesday.

The conference, organised by Heinrich Böll Stiftung Foundation and the Commission for Gender Equality, brought together gay, lesbian, transgender and bisexual activists from across the continent.

Ntombela said that the "statute could specify that an accused found guilty of a hate or bias crime should receive a specific sentence".

Plans were also afoot to train investigating officers, prosecutors, judges and magistrates on the effects of hate crimes on the victims, she said.

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Nov 18, 2010

KasiKid

That will be a good idea, people just hate each other for no apparent reason especially on the roads...
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Nov 18, 2010

nickster2

Scrap BEE - this will get rid of your racial discrimination at a policy level.
Thats a good place to start.

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Nov 18, 2010

KasiKid

nickster2

BEE is just redress not discrimination...

It's a pity it is not implemented the right way...
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Nov 18, 2010

HALFWISE

As of today, I'm done calling people names.
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Nov 18, 2010

Sinudeity

HALFWISE - Hehe, sure boet.
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