Mixed reactions to decision to ban anti-gay pastor from visiting SA

Reactions varying from “deeply disgusted with our government and media” to “go and spew your hatred in the name of a religion elsewhere” met Minister of Home Affairs Malusi Gigaba’s announcement on Tuesday that anti-gay US pastor Steven Anderson has been barred from travelling to South Africa. At a media briefing‚ the minister said that it would be a mistake to simply view Anderson as homophobic; rather he is to be viewed as “anti-human.