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The Nelson Mandela Foundation believes AfriForum's court bid in a matter concerning the old South African flag brings to the fore other significant issues.

AfriForum is so desperate to cling on to this symbol of white supremacy that they are currently engaged in lawfare with the Nelson Mandela Foundation and the Human Rights Commission.

One of the 53 military veterans arrested for allegedly holding cabinet ministers hostage last year has died.

The group is arguing against a 2020 order by the equality court that displaying the flag constitutes prohibited hate speech, discrimination and harassment.

Minister of sports, arts and culture Nathi Mthethwa has defended the decision to erect a 100m-high flag to the tune of R22m.

AfriForum has applied to overturn the equality court ruling that declared the display of the flag a form of hate speech. The appeal is being heard by the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein.

ActionSA leader Herman Mashaba said his party would join AfriForum and DearSA to challenge the regulations as friends of the court.

The lobby group is making its submissions before the Supreme Court of Appeal in Bloemfontein on Wednesday.

The organisation was in the Supreme Court of Appeal on Wednesday to try and overturn an Equality Court ruling declaring displays of the flag to be hate speech unless they are for artistic, academic, and journalistic purposes.

Three years ago deputy judge president Phineas Mojapelo found the display of the apartheid flag was a form of hate speech after the equality court considered the matter brought by the Nelson Mandela Foundation and SA Human Rights Commission.