21-year-old student wins Miss Gay Western Cape 2016 title
A University of Stellenbosch student was crowned Miss Gay Western Cape 2016 on Saturday night. The 8th edition of the popular annual pageant took place at the Joseph Stone Auditorium in Cape Town to a sold out crowd. Thirteen finalists, who were pre-judged a week before the event, competed for the title. The contestants were […]
Chevy Feather Awards 2016 gallery
Here it is! Our exclusive image gallery of Thursday night’s glittering 2016 Chevrolet Feather Awards in Johannesburg. The celebs, the winners, the entertainers and the outfits – all in one place! For a full report on the event, click here. Otherwise, enjoy these pics by Mambaonline photographer David Penney.
Wits lecturer takes neighbour to Equality Court over LGBTI slur
A senior lecturer at Wits is suing his neighbour for allegedly making anti-LGBTI slurs against him. Tim Trengove Jones, an English literature lecturer and cultural commentator, said that the incident took place on 1 July, at his Killarney apartment complex. The neighbour objected to work being done to protect the property from roosting pigeons and […]
Victory as SA votes against African countries to block anti-LGBT move
South Africa has voted to uphold the recent creation of an LGBTI watchdog by the UN Human Rights Council. In September, the council appointed Vitit Muntarbhorn, an international law professor, as the UN Independent Expert to address violence and discrimination based on sexual orientation and gender identity. African countries at the UN then proposed a […]