By Sally Gandar• 27 April 2021
CAPE TOWN, SOUTH AFRICA - APRIL 26: protesters march to Parliament during the End Queer and Trans Hate Campaign on April 26, 2021 in Cape Town, South Africa. The march was in solidarity with the African LGBTQI+ victims and survivors of violence. (Photo by Gallo Images/Brenton Geach)
Although the Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill was introduced to Parliament in April 2018 and revived in October 2019, it has been ignored by MPs. The Department of Justice and Parliament must act now to pass the bill into law in order to protect some of the most vulnerable members of our society, such as the LGBTQI+ community.
Angry LGBTQI+ community demands justice following brutal murder
By Nathan Craig
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Durban - As Human Rights Month ended, Sphamandla Khozaâs family learnt that he was killed in an alleged hate crime which sparked outrage, calls for justice and marches.
Last week, the 34-year-oldâs body was discovered in a ditch near his home in Ntuzuma. Khozaâs throat was slit and he was stabbed multiple times.
His death was suspected to be a homophobic hate crime by his family and the LGBTQI+ community. Khozaâs cousin Ndumiso Ngidi said the killing was allegedly perpetrated by men who knew, grew up with and lived in the same neighbourhood as Khoza.
05 April 2021 06:07 Small-scale fishing communities say they have no reason to celebrate Human Rights Month because they feel their rights have been violated and cast aside by government over the years â a situation made worse by governmentâs proposed oil and gas priorities
The Green Connection, an NGO working with marginalised communities believes that though Human Rights Month may be over, the fight to be treated with dignity in South Africa continues.
As part of Human Rights Month, small-scale fishing communities gathered all the way from KwaZulu-Natal to the Eastern, Western and Northern Cape, in an effort to create awareness of the ongoing threat to the ocean from oil and gas drilling and exploration.
Brutal murder of Durban gay man leaves LGBTQ+ community living in fear According to media reports, 34-year-old Sphamandla Khoza from Ntuzuma was stabbed and had his throat slit in a suspected hate crime. Murdered 34-year-old Sphamandla Khoza from Ntuzuma. Picture: Twitter
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JOHANNESBURG - As South Africa moves from Human Rights Month to celebrate Freedom Day in April, the country’s LGBTQIA+ community says it continues to live in fear following the death of a Durban gay man who was brutally murdered earlier this week.
We need to work hard and afford ourselves the privilege of leaving the township as queer folks. This is because townships continue to be our death traps. There is also a link between township drinking spots and queer murders. Siyaphela#JusticeForSpha Homocentric (@uBabaKaEnzo) April 2, 2021