The South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg, South Africa ruled that the failure of a political party to condemn its supporters’ harassment of and threats against a journalist violated the South African Electoral Code. The leader of the party had tweeted a screenshot of an erroneously-sent message which included the personal contact number of a South African political journalist, and described the journalist as an intelligence operative. Immediately afterwards, self-professed supporters of the party harassed and made threats against the journalist, including threats of rape and violence. The Court ruled that in order to adhere to its obligations to respect the rights of women and of the media under the Electoral Code the EFF and its leaders needed to take reasonable steps to condemn and stop the harassment experienced by the journalist.