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EXCLUSIVE: FIDDLING WHILE LGBTIS ARE MURDERED: It's been over a year since the LGBTI crimes task team was announced. So why does it seem like so little has been accomplished - despite LGBTI people being murdered at a frightening rate? Mambaonline investigates.

AFRICA’S FIRST GAY POLITICAL PARTY LAUNCHED: An LGBTI political party has been launched in South Africa, the first in Africa. Critics, however, question if it can work or even secure a seat in parliament. Mambaonline spoke to the party’s founder.

FIRST STEP TOWARDS DOCUMENTING LGBT HATE CRIMES: An organisation is taking steps towards documenting LGBT hate crimes in South Africa for the first time. It's a move that will hopefully finally allow activists and officials to understand the scale and nature of the problem.

WORLD MARKS IDAHO 2012: May 17 is the 8th annual International Day Against Homophobia and Transphobia (IDAHO), an occasion to remember those facing homophobia in one of the 78 countries that criminalise same-sex sexual acts.

EDITORIAL: BE PREPARED TO FIGHT FOR YOUR RIGHTS: We are under attack. South Africa's traditional leaders are making a concerted effort to change the Constitution to once again make us second-class citizens in our own country.

ANDY DERLETH: MR. GAY WORLD 2012: Meet Andreas Derleth, the “gentle giant” who recently took the 2012 Mr. Gay World title. He spoke to Mambaonline about being slammed by the gay media, his difficult coming out and what he hopes to achieve.

REVIEW: THE HUNGER GAMES: The Hunger Games phenomenon has been likened to the Twilight movies. The most obvious difference between these two franchises, however, is that The Hunger Games is actually a good movie.

YOUR 2011 SEXIEST MAN: RAMEY SHORT: Almost 6,000 votes later, the Port Underwear & Mambaonline Sexiest Male Celeb of 2011 is the hunky Ramey Short from Afrikaans soap Binneland. We got up close and personal with this charismatic stud.

GAY MURDERS: TIPS FOR SAFER CRUISING: The recent murders of at least seven gay men in Gauteng have highlighted the reality that casual sex is not just risky when it comes to diseases and viruses, but also to your immediate physical safety.

ZOLISWA NKONYANA KILLERS SENTENCED – A HOLLOW VICTORY?: LGBT activists have welcomed the sentencing of four men found guilty of brutally murdering 19-year-old lesbian Zoliswa Nkonyana, describing it as a victory. But is it really?