Jon Qwelane

South Africa's ambassador to Uganda, a country criticized for threatening the rights of gays, has been found guilty of hate speech for an anti-gay column he wrote before his appointment, the South African Human Rights Commission said Tuesday.Commission spokesman Vincent Moaga said a judge ruled that the 2008 newspaper column headlined "Call me name...

South Africa's ambassador to Uganda, a country criticized for threatening the rights of gays, has been found guilty of hate speech for an anti-gay column he wrote before his appointment, the South African Human Rights Commission said Tuesday.Commission spokesman Vincent Moaga said a judge ruled that the 2008 newspaper column headlined "Call me name...