Convicted South African Racist Penny Sparrow Dies

Penny Sparrow who caused a huge outcry for describing black beachgoers as "monkeys" in a Facebook post in 2016, has died from cancer. She was tried and convicted in the Equality Court for hate speech and was fined U.S.$10,785 which she had to pay to the Adelaide and Oliver Tambo Foundation.

 

 

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