Malaika Delport, Author at MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online https://www.mambaonline.com/author/malaika-delport/ South Africa's leading LGBTQ news and community platform Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:15:15 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.mambaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cropped-mamba_logo_output-32x32.png Malaika Delport, Author at MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online https://www.mambaonline.com/author/malaika-delport/ 32 32 Cape Town Ballroom 101: Understanding Ballroom’s Origins from Harlem to District Six https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/04/10/cape-town-ballroom-101-understanding-ballrooms-origins-from-harlem-to-district-six/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/04/10/cape-town-ballroom-101-understanding-ballrooms-origins-from-harlem-to-district-six/#respond Fri, 10 Apr 2026 17:15:15 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=128350 Discover how ballroom culture travelled from Harlem to Cape Town, shaping a vibrant queer scene rooted in resistance and creativity.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/04/10/cape-town-ballroom-101-understanding-ballrooms-origins-from-harlem-to-district-six/feed/ 0 Dope Saint Jude on her New Album, and the Music Industry in 2026 https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/03/06/dope-saint-jude-on-her-new-album-and-the-music-industry-in-2026/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/03/06/dope-saint-jude-on-her-new-album-and-the-music-industry-in-2026/#comments Fri, 06 Mar 2026 10:34:55 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=127786 Cape Town rapper Dope Saint Jude discusses her new album I Said What I Said, queer community, creative inspiration and the evolving global music industry.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/25/queer-activists-rally-against-citys-r114m-n2-wall-ahead-of-cape-town-pride/feed/ 1 Trans Health Experts Push Back on Youth Care Opposition in South Africa https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/17/trans-health-experts-push-back-on-youth-care-opposition-in-south-africa/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/17/trans-health-experts-push-back-on-youth-care-opposition-in-south-africa/#respond Tue, 17 Feb 2026 18:14:02 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=127375 Trans health experts push back against opposition to gender-affirming care for trans youth in South Africa’s divisive healthcare debate.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/17/trans-health-experts-push-back-on-youth-care-opposition-in-south-africa/feed/ 0 Meet the New Mr and Miss Cape Town Pride https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/16/meet-the-new-mr-and-miss-cape-town-pride/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/16/meet-the-new-mr-and-miss-cape-town-pride/#respond Mon, 16 Feb 2026 18:27:34 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=127364 Adrian Oktober and Larissa Gordon crowned Mr and Miss Cape Town Pride 2026, bringing glamour, advocacy and community to Cape Town Pride.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/02/11/legacy-ball-the-beating-heart-of-cape-towns-queer-ballroom-scene/feed/ 0 “Live Your Life. You Only Live Once”: Remembering Iconic House of Mizrahi’s Dominique Pienaar https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/01/31/live-your-life-you-only-live-once-remembering-iconic-house-of-mizrahis-dominique-mizrahi/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/01/31/live-your-life-you-only-live-once-remembering-iconic-house-of-mizrahis-dominique-mizrahi/#comments Sat, 31 Jan 2026 06:36:10 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=126865 The South African ballroom community mourns the loss of Dominique Pienaar, a member of the Iconic House of Mizrahi South African Chapter.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/01/26/honouring-gaby-sanchez-a-voice-for-queer-and-disability-rights/feed/ 0 Cape Town Theatre: Catch Marc Lottering in “Colleen The Musical” https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/01/23/cape-town-theatre-catch-marc-lottering-in-colleen-the-musical/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/01/23/cape-town-theatre-catch-marc-lottering-in-colleen-the-musical/#respond Fri, 23 Jan 2026 16:09:41 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=126758 Catch Marc Lottering in his latest production, Colleen The Musical – a heartwarming musical comedy at the Baxter Theatre in Cape Town.

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