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The Anglican Church of Southern Africa is calling for an end to violence targeting homosexuals. Archbishop Thabo Makgoba tells RFI that ordinary Africans, and theologians, should be more accepting of sexual minorities. His statement came as the trial of a man accused of raping and killing a 26-year-old lesbian woman opened in Johannesburg. Violence against lesbians is widespread in South Africa. Dozens have been murdered in the past decade and at least 10 are sexually assaulted per week in Western Cape alone, according to a charity that helps rape victims. The time has come for the continent to tackle the issue in the spirit of Ubuntu, according to Archbishop Makgoba..