Mpho Buntse, Author at MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online https://www.mambaonline.com/author/mpho-buntse/ South Africa's leading LGBTQ news and community platform Wed, 06 May 2026 13:49:42 +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 Mpho Buntse, Author at MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online https://www.mambaonline.com/author/mpho-buntse/ 32 32 Opinion: The Resurgence of Anti-Gender and Anti-Queer Movements in Africa – A Threat to Democracy https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/05/06/opinion-the-resurgence-of-anti-gender-and-anti-queer-movements-in-africa-a-threat-to-democracy/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/05/06/opinion-the-resurgence-of-anti-gender-and-anti-queer-movements-in-africa-a-threat-to-democracy/#respond Wed, 06 May 2026 13:49:42 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=128623 Anti-queer movements rooted in colonial legacies are rising in Africa, threatening LGBTQ+ rights and democracy, writes activist Mpho Buntse.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/05/06/opinion-the-resurgence-of-anti-gender-and-anti-queer-movements-in-africa-a-threat-to-democracy/feed/ 0 Opinion | God Loves All Humanity, Even Queer People https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/04/17/opinion-god-loves-all-humanity-even-queer-people/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/04/17/opinion-god-loves-all-humanity-even-queer-people/#comments Thu, 17 Apr 2025 16:03:11 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=120588 This Easter, author and activist Mpho Buntse calls on Christians to affirm queer lives in the spirit of Jesus’s inclusive love.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2025/04/17/opinion-god-loves-all-humanity-even-queer-people/feed/ 1 5 things queer people need to remember this festive season https://www.mambaonline.com/2023/12/20/5-things-queer-people-need-to-remember-in-the-festive-season/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2023/12/20/5-things-queer-people-need-to-remember-in-the-festive-season/#respond Wed, 20 Dec 2023 16:00:27 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=115172 The festive season is often filled with cheerful and sometimes unplanned and impulsive moments. Here are 5 things to bear in mind these holidays!

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2023/12/20/5-things-queer-people-need-to-remember-in-the-festive-season/feed/ 0 Opinion: LGBTIQ+ Rights Amidst the Middle East Conflict https://www.mambaonline.com/2023/11/05/opinion-lgbtiq-rights-amidst-the-middle-east-conflict/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2023/11/05/opinion-lgbtiq-rights-amidst-the-middle-east-conflict/#comments Sun, 05 Nov 2023 14:37:59 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=114582 South African LGBTIQ+ activist Mpho Buntse reflects on how the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict impacts the LGBTIQ+ community in that region.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2023/11/05/opinion-lgbtiq-rights-amidst-the-middle-east-conflict/feed/ 1 Open Letter: Netball South Africa must bar Uganda from Netball World Cup https://www.mambaonline.com/2023/05/02/open-letter-netball-south-africa-must-bar-uganda-from-netball-world-cup/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2023/05/02/open-letter-netball-south-africa-must-bar-uganda-from-netball-world-cup/#respond Tue, 02 May 2023 17:27:05 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=112441 Netball South Africa has been urged to bar Uganda from the upcoming Netball World Cup due to that country's Anti-Homosexuality Bill.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2023/05/02/open-letter-netball-south-africa-must-bar-uganda-from-netball-world-cup/feed/ 0 Opinion | A reflection on Pride 31 years later https://www.mambaonline.com/2021/10/28/opinion-a-reflection-of-pride-31-years-later/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2021/10/28/opinion-a-reflection-of-pride-31-years-later/#respond Thu, 28 Oct 2021 15:20:39 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=106617 On this, the 31st anniversary of the first Johannesburg Pride March, Mpho Buntse reflect on some of the advances and victories achieved.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2021/10/28/opinion-a-reflection-of-pride-31-years-later/feed/ 0 President Ramaphosa: Your South Africa is in a state of Queer disarray https://www.mambaonline.com/2021/06/26/president-ramaphosa-your-south-africa-is-in-a-state-of-queer-disarray/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2021/06/26/president-ramaphosa-your-south-africa-is-in-a-state-of-queer-disarray/#respond Sat, 26 Jun 2021 11:17:47 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=105247 As SA deals with horror LGBTQ+ murders, Mpho Buntse tells President Ramaphosa that talk shops, speeches and press releases are not enough.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2021/06/26/president-ramaphosa-your-south-africa-is-in-a-state-of-queer-disarray/feed/ 0 Love Letter to Simon Nkoli on his birthday https://www.mambaonline.com/2019/11/27/love-letter-to-simon-nkoli-on-his-birthday/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2019/11/27/love-letter-to-simon-nkoli-on-his-birthday/#comments Wed, 27 Nov 2019 16:29:58 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=97848 This week marks both the birth (26 November 1957) and the death (30 November 1998) of arguably South Africa's best known queer activist, Simon Nkoli.

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