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Formal Consolidation |  1985 RevEd
Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound the religious feelings of any person
298.  Whoever, with deliberate intention of wounding the religious feelings of any person, utters any word or makes any sound in the hearing of that person, or makes any gesture in the sight of that person, or places any object in the sight of that person, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to one year, or with fine, or with both.
Informal Consolidation | Amended Act 51 of 2007
Uttering words, etc., with deliberate intent to wound the religious or racial feelings of any person
298.  Whoever, with deliberate intention of wounding the religious or racial feelings of any person, utters any word or makes any sound in the hearing of that person, or makes any gesture in the sight of that person, or places any object in the sight of that person, or causes any matter however represented to be seen or heard by that person, shall be punished with imprisonment for a term which may extend to 3 years, or with fine, or with both.