MultiChoice planned on renewing ANN7's contract until public opinion turned against them with the whole Gupta saga, this was widely reported. It was the pressure of the public against the channel that eventually led to the channel being let go. The ANN7 situation is actually a much better case...
So here is the difference, BLF and EFF - disgusting as their views are, they are politicians. The same as Donald Trump was able to spew that garbage during his campaign, same applies here. If Julius and Trump were PRIVATE CITIZENS expressing those views in a PRIVATE CAPACITY, it would be hate...
I think the worst think I heard is that silencing Steve Hofmeyr is an attack on Afrikaans people. People are essentially admitting they share his views and implying that racism is part of Afrikaans identity.