Tunisia: 6 youth jailed, LGBT group leader flees
A crackdown on the LGBT community appears to be under way in Tunisia as six young men are jailed for three years after being found “guilty” of homosexuality. CNN Arabic reported that, according to local LGBT group Shams, the students were sentenced in the Tunisian city of Kairouan last week. They were also banished from returning […]
Meet your Sexiest Man 2015: Brendan Peyper
Up-and-coming 18-year-old music star Brendan Peyper, is who you voted as the Mambaonline Sexiest Man of the Year 2015 in our survey, brought to you by WeTheBrave.co.za. This farm boy from the Free State only completed his matric last year. He’s a keen rugby player who was torn between a promising rugby career and chasing […]
Surprise as ACDP (begrudgingly) proposes gay-friendly bill
The African Christian Democratic Party (ACDP) is proposing a bill to allow parents of adoptive or surrogate children to be granted 10 weeks parental leave. The law, if passed, would apply to same-sex couples, something which the party said it begrudgingly had to accept. ACDP MP Cheryllyn Dudley explained that the proposed legislation did not […]
A victory as Joburg gay marriage ministers cleared of misconduct
Two Johannesburg Presbyterian ministers have been allowed by the church to continue to conduct and bless same-sex unions. Reverend Martin Young, from St Columba’s Presbyterian Church in Parkview, and Reverend Hansie Wolmarans were accused by a Cape Town minister of violating the doctrines of the Presbyterian Church in Southern Africa (UPCSA). The Court of the […]
Sexiest Man 2015 runner-up: Nkululeko Tshirumbula
Generations actor Nkululeko Tshirumbula is the runner up in the Mambaonline Sexiest Man of the Year Survey 2015, brought to you by WeTheBrave.co.za (the winner was singer Brendan Peyper). This Pretoria-born hottie gave up his studies in Administration Finance for the risky life of an actor. And it paid off! He’s now known for his […]