The move comes after months of lobbying by members of South Africa’s LGBT community, who asked the government ahead of Anderson's planned visit to stop him from promoting intolerance in the country. After the outcry from the LGBT community, Anderson said he didn’t plan to focus on the issue of homosexuality while in South Africa. It never had anything to do with homosexuality,” Anderson told the South African radio station Radio 702. Despite South Africa's progressive laws, the minister’s decision was a surprise to some rights advocates. “I feel sorry for people who live in South Africa, but thank God we still have a wide open door in Botswana,” he wrote.

Source: Washington Post September 13, 2016 20:33 UTC