Global InformationJon Qwelane information
Jon Qwelane | |
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| Born | 10 September 1952 Mahikeng, North West, South Africa |
| Died | 24 December 2020 (aged 68) Mmabatho, North West Province, South Africa |
| Occupation(s) | Journalist, broadcaster, diplomat |
Jonathan Dubula Qwelane (10 September 1952 – 24 December 2020), known as Jon Qwelane, or by his initials JQ, was a South African journalist and radio talk show host who also served as the country's ambassador to Uganda in the 2010s. A pioneering and acclaimed black journalist,[1] in his final years Qwelane was embroiled in a legal dispute as a result of a homophobic column that he wrote in 2008, that had important implications for the boundaries between hate speech and freedom of expression in South African law.[2][3]
- ^ "Jon Qwelane was a savvy trailblazer". www.iol.co.za.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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