Namibia | Windhoek celebrates LGBT Pride after hate attacks (Pics)

Following a series of hate crime attacks, members of Namibia’s LGBT community took to the streets of the capital Windhoek for a Pride march on Saturday. Organised by Out-Right Namibia, the procession through the city’s main road, Independence Avenue, included around 200 participants, who were escorted by the police. Some marchers helped carry a huge […]

Idols South Africa judges accused of transphobia

The gender of an aspiring Idols South Africa contestant has been mocked by the show’s judges, including by Somizi Mhlongo himself. On Sunday, Arshen Madlopha was shown in a Johannesburg audition for the singing contest, attempting a rendition of Beyoncé’s hit, Halo. The vocals were admittedly not great, but it was not only Madlopha’s singing that […]