Ngizwe Mchunu Loses Hate Speech Case, Ordered to Apologise and Pay R250,000

Ngizwe Mchunu fined R250,000 over anti-LGBTQ remarks

The media personality must also issue a public apology and undergo human rights training

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

Ngizwe Mchunu loses hate speech case, ordered to apologise and pay R250,000

The South African Human Rights Commission welcomes a landmark ruling against Ngizwe Mchunu for hate speech targeting the LGBTQIA+ community, imposing a ban and a R250,000 penalty.

Sensitisation training and a R250 000 fine for Ngizwe Mchunu in LGBTQIA+ case

Sensitisation training and a R250 000 fine for Ngizwe Mchunu in LGBTQIA+ case Vusi.Bafetane Fri, 06/19/2026 - 19:20 JOHANNESBURG - Several groups, including the South African Human Rights Commission, have welcomed the order granted by the High Court in Johannesburg sitting as the Equality Court in the matter against Ngizwe Mchunu.The court ruled that Mchunu's comments directed towards members of the LGBTQIA+ community constituted hate spee…

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The Johannesburg High Court has ruled against social media personality and activist Ngizwe Mchunu over comments he made about members of the LGBTQI+ community on social media last year. The court found that the statements amounted to hate speech and granted relief sought by the South African Human Rights Commission (SAHRC). Mchunu has been fined R250000 and ordered to attend compulsory sensitivity training. The ruling is being hailed as a signif…

Ngizwe Mchunu to apologise, pay R250,000 and undergo sensitivity training over anti-LGBTQIA+ hate speech

By Johnathan Paoli Public figure and social media influencer Ngizwe Mchunu has been ordered by the South Gauteng High Court, sitting as an Equality Court, to issue a public apology, undergo human rights training, and pay R250,000 after it found that his conduct amounted to hate speech, harassment, and unfair discrimination against LGBTQIA+ people. In a judgment handed down on Friday, Judge Gregory Wright ruled that a series of social media posts…