By Rorisang Modiba
- The Johannesburg High Court granted an order stopping Ngizwe Mchunu from posting or promoting hate against LGBTQIA+ people on social media.
- Activist groups TransHope and the Hate Crimes Working Group said his videos were hate speech and could lead to violence.
The Johannesburg High Court has stopped radio host and Amabhinca president Ngizwe Mchunu from making or sharing hateful comments about gay and lesbian people.
The order was granted after groups TransHope and the Hate Crimes Working Group took him to court. It also stops Mchunu from leading or promoting any march against LGBTQIA+ people at KwaMai Mai in Johannesburg.
Mchunu must delete, within 12 hours of receiving the order, all videos and posts that insult or target LGBTQIA+ people.
The case comes after Mchunu posted several videos on social media attacking gay men wearing Zulu traditional clothes. He said they were disrespecting the culture and claimed to speak for King Misuzulu.
He also blamed the government for allowing same-sex marriage and gender rights. In one video, he appeared with a group of men preparing for a march to KwaMai Mai.
The South African Human Rights Commission had told him to delete the videos, but he refused.
The court agreed with TransHope and the Hate Crimes Working Group that his comments were hate speech and could lead to violence.
Pictured above: Ngizwe Mchunu has been stopped by the court from posting hate online.
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