Opposition reacts after MPs vote to keep apartheid laws
Opposition parties have reacted after MPs voted against a motion to have laws passed during apartheid set aside.
They believe the Riotous Assemblies Act of 1956 - which EFF leader, Julius Malema is being charged under - is inconsistent with the Constitution.
AfriForum has taken Malema to court after making comments urging supporters to occupy vacant land.
During the debate, DA MP Michael Cardo accused the ANC of using the tools of the former oppressor to persecute its democratically elected opponents.
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"The apartheid era legislation has become a weapon in their arsenal. They use laws that violate the Constitutional values of freedom, transparency and accountability," he said.
IFP chief whip, Narend Singh echoed the sentiment.
"A law that is not repealed stands and would have to be challenged in a court of law to depend its validity or otherwise - it's as simple as that. Offensive apartheid separatist legislature must be identified and be repealed," he said.
Meanwhile, Justice Minister Michael Masutha defended some of the remaining laws - saying many of them have been amended by post-democratic legislation and the principles still applied to prevent violence in public areas.