Gaborone 20 Sep (ANA) - Botswana's Mmegi newspaper is reporting that the controversial anti-gay US pastor Steven Anderson is being deported from the country. Anti-gay pastor Steven Anderson is getting deported from Botswana after a radio interview. It's reporting on its Facebook page that he is being held at the country's immigration department and "is awaiting deportation". A week ago South Africa barred Mr Anderson from visiting the country because of his critical remarks about homosexuality. The home affairs minister said he was refused a visa as the constitution prohibits hate speech. "I feel sorry for people who live in South Africa, but thank God we still have a wide open door in Botswana," Mr Anderson posted on his Facebook page after the decision to refuse him a visa.(ANA)

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