A Sea Point man was given a tongue lashing by a Western Cape High Court judge, who found that he had committed hate speech in other social media comments.
According to the high court, the residents were divided on how to deal with the issues of poverty and homelessness during that time, and they chose to express their views on Facebook.
He believes his chances of winning the election are slim, but for Cape Town Ward 54 candidate Carlos Mesquita, the real win would be changing public perceptions about the homeless community.