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Equality Court slams Ngizwe Mchunu for homophobic hate speech

He was ordered to do 20 hours of human rights sensitisation training and to pay R250,000 to activist group

The Equality Court has found traditional leader and “influencer” Ngizwe Mchunu guilty of hate speech, harassment and discrimination against gay, lesbian and transgender people. Illustration: Bronwyn Webb

Controversial traditional leader and “influencer” Ngizwe Mchunu has been found guilty of hate speech, harassment and discrimination against gay, lesbian and transgender people by the Equality Court, sitting in Johannesburg.
The finding relates to 12 videos and a flyer he posted on his Facebook page between September and October 2025.
Judge Gregory Wright, on Friday, granted a final interdict, banning him from making more social media posts which directly or unfairly discriminates against any LGBTQIA+ person or community.
Mchunu is also “permanently prohibited” from instigating, organising, leading or participating in any march or…

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