Gay groups doubt sincerity of Zuma's apology

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Gay and lesbian groups are reluctant to accept ANC deputy president Jacob Zuma's apology for his homophobic comments at a Heritage Day celebration last week.

In a statement released on Thursday Zuma apologised unreservedly "for the pain and anger that my remarks may have caused".

Zuma reportedly told an audience during Heritage Day celebrations in Kwadukuza in KwaZulu-Natal that when he was growing up "an ungqingili (gay person) would not have stood in front of me. I would knock him out".