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Man accused of killing Sphamandla Khoza in alleged hate crime denied bail Share Durban – The man accused of allegedly killing Sphamandla Khoza in an alleged homophobic hate crime earlier this month has been denied bail. NPA KZN spokesperson Natasha Kara, said Thando Mgenge was denied bail in the Ntuzuma Magistrate’s Court on Wednesday. “The case has been adjourned to May 31 for further investigation.” Khoza’s body was found a ditch near his home in Ntuzuma. His throat had been slit and he was stabbed multiple times. Khoza’s cousin Ndumiso Ngidi told The Sunday Tribune that Khoza...

LGBTQIA+ people in SA ‘are under siege’ 23 April 2021 - 08:00 By Chris Makhaye Murders of queer people in and around Durban recently have highlighted their daily struggle to survive, let alone find acceptance. File photo. Image: Loren Elliott/Reuters/ File photo Until recently, Simphiwe Mkhize, 18, was dreaming of a career as a social worker. But that dream has now been shattered after he was forced to quit grade 9 at his school in Tongaat, about 40km north of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal.   Mkhize says he often found himself in fights with fellow pupils who we...

12 April 2021: Kriben Kribashnee poses for a photograph near her home in Welbedacht East in Chatsworth, south of Durban. Kribashnee, a professional dancer, is training to become a Hindu priest. (Photograph by Rogan Ward) Until recently, Simphiwe Mkhize, 18, was dreaming of a career as a social worker. But that dream has now been shattered after he was forced to quit grade 9 at his school in Tongaat, about 40km north of Durban in KwaZulu-Natal. Mkhize says he often found himself in fights with fellow pupils who were insulting him and calling him names because he is gay. “I couldn’t take it...

Angry LGBTQI+ community demands justice following brutal murder By Nathan Craig Share Durban - As Human Rights Month ended, Sphamandla Khoza’s family learnt that he was killed in an alleged hate crime which sparked outrage, calls for justice and marches. Last week, the 34-year-old’s body was discovered in a ditch near his home in Ntuzuma. Khoza’s 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. Khoza’s cousin Ndumiso Ngidi said the killing was allegedly perpetrated by men who k...

Man who stabbed LGBTQI+ activist Lindokuhle Cele sentenced to 25 years in jail By Nathan Craig Share Durban - The man accused of stabbing an LGBTQI+ activist 21 times and leaving him for dead with the blade lodged in his eye in an apparent hate crime was found guilty and sentenced this week. Mvuyisi Noguda, 32, was accused of the murder of 23-year-old Lindokuhle Cele in February last year in what has been described by the community as a hate crime. Noguda has been on trial in the Durban High Court since last year but on Monday Acting Judge Narini Hiralall found him guilty of murder.