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Ex South African Diplomat Agreed with Mugabe on Gays, Court Hears

References by former ambassador to Uganda Jon Qwelane stating that the sexual orientation of gay and lesbian people was a "lifestyle" and that President Robert Mugabe's "unapologetic stance" on homosexuality was praiseworthy is hate speech, Advocate Tembeka Ngcukaitobi told the Johannesburg High Court.

South Africa: John Qwelane Has No Respect for Constitution, Court Hears

News24Wire, 14 March 2017

The promotion of hate speech was evident in South Africa's former ambassador to Uganda Jon Qwelane's 2008 column, the High Court in Johannesburg heard on Tuesday. Read more »

Lady Justice (file photo).

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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. Read more »
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