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Controversial US Pastor Steven Anderson leaves the Botswana Department of immigration after being issued a deportation order by Botswana authorities
DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS

Homophobic US pastor, Steven Anderson, in joint venture with Cape Town church

Anderson has been embraced by a Cape Town-based preacher who plans to open two churches with him

  • Jenni Evans
3 min read
Controversial US Pastor Steven Anderson leaves the Botswana Department of immigration after being issued a deportation order by Botswana authorities
HATE SPEECH

Malawi government says ‘kill the gays’ pastor ‘will not be received’ in the country

Rights groups determined to have hate pastor deported, as in South Africa and Botswana.

  • Carl Collison
3 min read
Muscle memory: Raisibe Ntozakhe has spent the past few months training on her own to earn back her place in the Proteas Women. (Nick Potts/PA Images via Getty Images)
BOTSWANA

‘Kill the gays’ pastor Steven Anderson faces backlash from LGBTI activists

Steven Anderson’s crusade to bring his bigoted views to Africa has incensed global LGBTI groups.

  • Carl Collison
5 min read
Muscle memory: Raisibe Ntozakhe has spent the past few months training on her own to earn back her place in the Proteas Women. (Nick Potts/PA Images via Getty Images)
DEPARTMENT OF HOME AFFAIRS

Editorial: Protect us from hate speech

Rollercoaster week for LBGTI community with rejection of hate preacher but also reluctance from marriage officers.

  • Editorial
2 min read
Muscle memory: Raisibe Ntozakhe has spent the past few months training on her own to earn back her place in the Proteas Women. (Nick Potts/PA Images via Getty Images)
BOTSWANA

Botswana LGBTI activists push to keep ‘kill the gays’ pastor out of their country

An LGBTI organisation in the country has initiated an online petition against Steven Anderson’s visit to establish a branch of his church there.

  • Carl Collison
3 min read
Muscle memory: Raisibe Ntozakhe has spent the past few months training on her own to earn back her place in the Proteas Women. (Nick Potts/PA Images via Getty Images)
MALUSI GIGABA

The law, the homophobic pastor of hate, and why Malusi Gigaba barred him from SA

Home Affairs initially granted Steven Anderson entry into SA but reversed its decision after activists alerted Malusi Gigaba to his grim history.

  • Raeesa Pather
3 min read