Suspect arrested as outrage grows over Noluvo Swelindawo’s murder
A man has been arrested in connection with this weekend’s brutal murder of Noluvo Swelindawo; a young lesbian woman who was abducted by a mob from her home. According to new reports, up to eleven men burst into Swelindawo’s home in Driftsands near Khayelitsha on Saturday night and dragged her away. Her family, partner Nqabisa […]
Shocking scale of LGBT discrimination in South Africa revealed
The fear of discrimination is a daily reality for most LGBT South Africans, a groundbreaking new report has revealed. According to the troubling research, more than half (55%) of us live with the fear that we will experience discrimination due to our sexual orientation or gender identity. And that fear is based on lived reality; […]
SA called out for playing “double game” in anti-LGBTI moves at UN
Human rights experts have questioned the South African government’s claim that it did not support other African country’s demand that the UN’s LGBTI watchdog be suspended. Last week Department of International Relations and Co-operation (DIRCO) spokesperson Clayson Monyela told Mambaonline that South Africa would not vote in favour of blocking the recently appointed Independent Expert on Protection […]
Breaking: South Africa will NOT support move to block UN LGBTI watchdog
South Africa’s Department of International Relations has categorically denied that it supports efforts to suspend the recently appointed UN LGBTI watchdog. Earlier this week, human rights groups expressed alarm at reports that the Africa Group at the UN had issued a statement and planned a UN General Assembly resolution to reverse the UN Human Rights […]
South Africa is working to sabotage UN LGBTI rights victory!
Update 11/11/2016: South Africa’s Department of International Relations has categorically denied that it supports efforts to suspend the recently appointed UN LGBT watchdog. Details here. Once again betraying its constitutional obligations, the South African government is working with other African countries to block a major LGBTI rights victory at the United Nations. It’s been revealed that […]
Opinion: The hits and misses of Johannesburg Pride 2016
The 27th annual Johannesburg Pride was like one we’ve never seen before; controversially held within an exclusive city precinct that was dubbed an elitist and exclusionary venue. To the surprise of many, Saturday’s Melrose Arch event was a roaring success – at least based on the reaction of the thousands who turned out to celebrate […]
Malawi government applauded for also blocking Anderson’s hate church
Malawi has become the third country to reject attempts by American kill-the-gays pastor Steven Anderson to set up his church in the region. According to local media reports, government spokesperson Malison Ndau confirmed that Anderson is not welcome in Malawi because of his “hate preaching”. He explained that, “he would not be received well here.” […]
Historic Hate Crimes Bill released – proposes 3 years in jail for hate speech
The long-awaited Prevention and Combating of Hate Crimes and Hate Speech Bill has finally been published, and allows for the jailing of those found guilty of hate speech. The bill does not make hate crimes a new standalone kind of crime, but allows for the possible hate motivation behind criminal acts to be given additional […]
Unbelievable! Now Anderson’s hate church sets its sights on Malawi
Despite being banned in Botswana and South Africa, Pastor Steven Anderson is determined to spread his church’s hate in Southern Africa. It now appears that his Faithful Word Baptist Church is planning to open a church in Malawi, a country where LGBTI bigotry has already deeply divided society. Mambaonline can reveal that a Facebook page, […]
Zanele Muholi – Making the invisible visible
Visual activist and photographer Zanele Muholi talks to Mambaonline about their work to make visible “an often invisible community”.