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On Saturday March 1, hundreds of South Africans paid tribute to Muhsin Hendricks, the first openly gay imam murdered two weeks ago in Cape Town.
On the occasion of the Pride March, the LGBTQIA+ community called for justice for the imam, who was shot dead in his car.
The LGBTQIA+ community is hoping for a transparent and effective investigation into what could be a hate crime.
Two weeks after his murder in broad daylight, which shocked the world, no arrests have yet been made, in what many suspect was a hate crime.
President Cyril Ramaphosa himself considered this likely at the end of February and expressed his concern.
The police, for their part, have yet to confirm anything.
LGBTQIA+ organizations are calling on the police to conduct a transparent and prompt investigation, which they claim is not always the case when the victims are queer.
South Africa is the most progressive country on the continent when it comes to freedom of sexual orientation, and the only one to have legalized gay marriage, back in 2006. This does not prevent persistent discrimination and prejudice.
