The DA welcomes Momberg's jail term

Momberg’s jail sentence will act as a signal to racists to think twice

Momberg’s jail sentence will act as a signal to racists to think twice

In the video that spread across social media, Momberg had referred to black people as "kaffirs", a derogatory term that was frequently used during South Africa's apartheid regime. "In light of this, jail time may well be the only punitive action that can ensure that she learns just how unacceptable racism is", Balton said.

She hurled insults at black officers trying to assist her after she was robbed on the outskirts of the main city, Johannesburg, in 2016, and complained about the "calibre of blacks in Johannesburg compared to black people in Durban", where she was based.

It showed her saying she wanted to be helped by a white or ethnic Indian officer, and that black people were "plain and simple useless" and "they are clueless, clueless".

Handing down her ruling, magistrate Pravina Raghoonandan said some may think the sentence was harsh but it was meant to signal that racism will not be tolerated in South Africa.

Her lawyers are expected to appeal the sentence, but she was denied bail and will remain behind bars until then. Black people make up 80 per cent of South Africa's 54 million population, but most its wealth remains in the hands of whites, who account for about 8 per cent.

Momberg is now a convicted racist.

Many South Africans celebrated the ruling as a sign that authorities are taking racism seriously.

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South Africa has seen a spate of racist incidents in recent years.

It is the first time in South Africa that someone has been sentenced to direct jail time for crimen injuria. "It sets a precedent for other racial-related cases".

Momberg's lawyers argued that she went into an "emotional storm" after the robbery, and should be sent for rehabilitation rather than to prison. Momberg's lawyer Kevin Lawlor said she will seek the right to appeal her sentence.

A South African woman was sentenced Wednesday, March 28, in what's believed to be the first prison term imposed for verbalized racial abuse.

But others have criticized the law against hate speech as insufficient for addressing the deep-seated racism pervasive in South Africa.

However, in October, two white farmers who had been filmed pushing a wailing black man into a coffin were sentenced to jail for attempted murder, assault and kidnapping.

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