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South Africa: 'Qwelane Not Aware of Headline, Cartoon' - Witness in Hate Speech Case
News24Wire, 8 March 2017
South Africa's former ambassador to Uganda Jon Qwelane was not aware of the cartoon and the headline which accompanied his homophobic column, the Sunday Sun's deputy editor told… Read more »
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South Africa: 'Poor Blacks Are Generally Homophobic' - Witness in Hate Speech Case
News24Wire, 8 March 2017
Poor blacks in townships are, in general, homophobic, Sunday Sun deputy editor Ben Viljoen told the South Gauteng High Court in Johannesburg on Wednesday. Read more »
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South Africa: Qwelane's Column Showed Hate - Witness
News24Wire, 7 March 2017
She had been assaulted with bottles, stones and sticks because she was a lesbian, a woman told the High Court in Johannesburg on Tuesday. Read more »
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South Africa: Lesbians Threatened Court Hears in Former Ambassador Case
News24Wire, 7 March 2017
The executive director of People Against Women Abuse (POWA) told the High Court in Johannesburg that the 2008 article by South Africa's former ambassador to Uganda, Jon Qwelane,… Read more »
South African Court Hears 'Gay Is Not Okay' Case
Former ambassador to Uganda Jon Qwelane will face charges of hate speech in the Johannesburg High Court over a column he wrote titled "Call me names, but gay is not okay" in 2008.
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8 March 2017
The Hate Speech Case Against John Qwelane is Back in Court
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The hate speech case against former news columnist and ambassador John Qwelane is back in court. The Equality Court found him guilty of hate speech in ... see more »
