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LGBTQ+ community outraged at Ramaphosa's silence over spate of killings


Members of the LGBTQI+ community in Gauteng believe that President Cyril Ramaphosa's silence on the recent spike of killings in the community is too loud.

At least six individuals have been brutally killed since the 12th of February.

The group's spokesperson Vigiana Magwaza says Ramaphosa has until Friday to condemn the killings or they will plan a national march to the Union Buildings.

She addressed the media at Constitutional Hill in Braamfontein.

Magwaza says traditional and religious leaders must also be held accountable for their alleged hate speech towards the community.

On Friday, last week, a large group of activists marched to Parliament to honour Andile Ntuthela, affectionately known as Lulu, who was brutally murdered in Kariega in the Eastern Cape.

Members of the LGBTI + community led the march and handed over a memorandum of demands to a representative of the Speaker of Parliament.

A representative of the QueerLivesMatter campaign, Kamva Gwana says they have given the Speaker ten days to respond.

On Sunday, Anelisa Mngqolo was stabbed to death, allegedly over her sexual orientation.

Mnqolo will be laid to rest in Qonce in the Eastern Cape on Saturday.