36+ min ago   (469+ words) The LGBTQ+ community in the Western Cape is mourning the death of Justine Davids, a 17-year-old LGBTQ+ learner who was murdered in Paarl on 9 August. According to Paarl East SAPS, the teenager — also known as Justine Jameelia Evangelista — was stabbed…...

1+ day, 14+ min ago   (562+ words) Notorious Cape Town gay hate-speech pastor Oscar Bougardt is once again targeting the LGBTIQ+ community after promising an “LGBQI + free Cape Town” if he were elected as the city’s mayor. In a Facebook post on Wednesday, Bougardt, who heads up…...

2+ day, 4+ hour ago   (955+ words) For lesbian, bisexual and queer (LBQ) women in South Africa, the barriers to justice, healthcare, safety and equality are often experienced at the most local level. But earlier this year, those realities travelled far beyond South Africa, reaching one of…...

5+ day, 9+ hour ago   (393+ words) A South African delegation formally received the WorldPride mantle in Amsterdam on Saturday, marking the beginning of the journey to bring the global LGBTIQ+ celebration to Cape Town in 2028. The historic handover took place during a spectacular concert in the…...

6+ day, 7+ hour ago   (695+ words) Civil society organisations working on the front lines of countries criminalising LGBTIQ+ people have called on French President Emmanuel Macron to halt plans for a new Human Rights Council resolution on the decriminalisation of consensual same-sex relations. While this may…...

1+ week, 7+ hour ago   (643+ words) As Johannesburg continues to grapple with the loss of dedicated LGBTQIA+ venues, one restaurant and entertainment space in Linden is quietly becoming a new home for queer community, creativity and connection. Apollo’s Taberna et Mixtarium was founded by Franco Ferrarese…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (254+ words) The national Pride Flag Tour campaign, which promotes stigma-free healthcare for LGBTIQ+ people in South Africa, kicked off in Limpopo this week. Led by The Aurum Institute’s POP INN programme in partnership with the Institute of Health Programs and Systems…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (402+ words) South African Deputy Minister Mmapaseka Steve Letsike received global recognition at the second International Pride Awards, held during WorldPride Amsterdam on Wednesday. Letsike was honoured as the 2026 Emerging Leader, one of five changemakers recognised by the United Nations Development Programme…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (463+ words) A fifth suspect has been arrested in connection with the murder of emergency medical services worker Braam Krüger in Pretoria, in what investigators believe may be linked to a Grindr gang syndicate. MambaOnline has learned from a source close to…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (574+ words) South Africa made a proud and unforgettable splash at the spectacular WorldPride Amsterdam 2026 Canal Parade on Saturday, offering the world a glimpse of the country’s vibrant LGBTQ+ community and signalling the beginning of the road to WorldPride Cape Town 2028. As…...