Music videos mask child porn
2003-02-19 19:03
Cape Town - South Africa was being flooded with child pornography, some of it disguised as music videos, Home Affairs Minister Mangosuthu Buthelezi said on Wednesday.
"We are very concerned about child pornography," he told reporters in Cape Town.
Former Home Affairs deputy minister Charles Nqakula found that "the market was quite flooded" with a lot of child pornography videos.
Some of these were labelled as "musical things", including opera and some of the greatest singers, Buthelezi said.
Nqakula even wanted to have a demonstration in one of the cabinet meetings.
"Unfortunately, he was moved before we had the chance," Buthelezi said.
Last year deputy home affairs minister Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula said amendments to the Film and Publications Act would be fast-tracked through parliament, among other things, to effectively crack down on child pornography.
- SAPA