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Nelson Piquet fined $945,000 for racist remark about Lewis Hamilton
Story by AFP • Yesterday 19:57

B rasília — Three-time Formula 1 champion Nelson Piquet was fined $945,000 on Saturday for racist remarks
made against British driver Lewis Hamilton, who he called "neguinho" ("little black") in an interview.
A court in Brasilia ruled that these "intolerable" remarks constituted a "serious offence to the fundamental values
of society".
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Piquet, 70, was fined for "collective moral damages" with the money being donated to groups fighting against
discrimination.
World champion in 1981, 1983 and 1987, Piquet used the word "neguinho" in an interview in 2021 when he
criticised Hamilton's role in a clash with Max Verstappen, his daughter Kelly's boyfriend, at the British Grand Prix
the same year.

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Hamilton, a seven-time world champion, denounced "archaic attitudes" which "had to change".
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"These are more than words," said Hamilton.
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Piquet later issued a "wholehearted" apology.
"What I said was wrong and I'm not going to defend myself but I want to clarify that this term has often been
used in Brazilian Portuguese to describe 'guy' or 'person' and that it was never intended to offend," he insisted.
However, the court was not convinced, ruling that "the absence of intention could not justify discriminatory
behaviour towards minorities".
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City by-laws: Strangers are allowed to park outside your home

Story by Bonny Fourie • Yesterday 18:49

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esidents who live close to schools, retail outlets, or other businesses – or perhaps even have social
neighbours who receive lots of visitors – have no choice but to put up with people parking outside their
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As frustrating as it may be, the land is a free-for-all when it comes to parking.

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This means you cannot place traffic cones or plant other obstructions – such as rocks, greenery, or fencing, to
cordon off the area to other people.
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Regardless of where in South Africa you live, municipal by-laws seem
to be consistent on this issue.
In the City of Cape Town, law enforcement spokesperson Wayne
Dyason says anyone can park in any public place as long as there are
no official signs prohibiting this, like ‘no parking’ signboards, or red
and yellow lines.
“So you are allowed to park in front of someone’s house as long as
you do not cause an obstruction or block driveways. In other words,
you must be parked legally. People cannot block a public space by
using beacons or anything else to reserve parking or prevent parking.”
Echoing this, Rob Quintas, the City’s mayoral committee member for urban mobility, says private individuals only
own the rights to land that is included in the property they own, such as up to the property boundary.
“Land beyond the property boundary belongs to the municipality which administers it to the benefit of the
general public...Parking on public streets is open to all members of the public on a first-come, first-served basis,
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