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SOUTH AFRICAN CHURCH DEFENDERS

Articles · 4 February 2026 · 1 min read

The Insults, the Blasphemy and the Mockery

The Ten Commanded Insults by the CRL Rights Commission Chairperson Thoko Mkhwanazi-Xaluva — an escalating pattern of public rhetoric directed at Christian churches and pastoral leadership in South Africa.

By SACD Media

The Insults, the Blasphemy and the Mockery

The Ten Commanded Insults by the CRL Rights Commission Chairperson Thoko Mkhwanazi-Xaluva

The South African Church Defenders (SACD) is compelled to speak once more on what we regard as an escalating pattern of public rhetoric directed at Christian churches and pastoral leadership in South Africa.

Over a sustained period, remarks made in national broadcasts and official forums by the Chairperson of the CRL Rights Commission have, in our view, gone far beyond discussions about regulation and accountability.