Nompilo Gwala, Author at MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online https://www.mambaonline.com/author/nompilo-gwala/ South Africa's leading LGBTQ news and community platform Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:24:20 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.6 https://www.mambaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cropped-mamba_logo_output-32x32.png Nompilo Gwala, Author at MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online https://www.mambaonline.com/author/nompilo-gwala/ 32 32 From Grassroots to Geneva: How a South African LBQ Activist Took Her Community’s Voices to the UN https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/08/12/from-grassroots-to-geneva-how-a-south-african-lbq-activist-took-her-communitys-voices-to-the-un/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/08/12/from-grassroots-to-geneva-how-a-south-african-lbq-activist-took-her-communitys-voices-to-the-un/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:24:20 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=130175 South African LBQ activist Jamilla Madingwane takes grassroots community voices to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/08/06/queer-film-black-burns-fast-is-the-queer-teen-movie-my-younger-self-needed/feed/ 0 In Pictures: RUSH Launches With a Night of Queer Freedom and Celebration https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/08/03/in-pictures-rush-launches-with-a-night-of-queer-freedom-and-celebration/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/08/03/in-pictures-rush-launches-with-a-night-of-queer-freedom-and-celebration/#respond Mon, 03 Aug 2026 08:39:41 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=129945 See the highlights from RUSH: Heaven, the spectacular launch of Johannesburg's newest LGBTQ+ nightlife experience.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/07/24/how-naked-woolf-became-one-of-johannesburgs-most-inclusive-places-to-meet-dine-and-belong/feed/ 0 “I Have Come Home”: Akani Shimange Begins a New Chapter as Iranti Executive Director https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/07/21/i-have-come-home-akani-shimange-begins-a-new-chapter-as-iranti-executive-director/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/07/21/i-have-come-home-akani-shimange-begins-a-new-chapter-as-iranti-executive-director/#respond Tue, 21 Jul 2026 16:23:25 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=129753 Meet queer human rights organisation Iranti's new Executive Director, Akani Shimange, who shares their vision for LGBTQIA+ rights and storytelling in Africa.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/07/21/you-belong-here-inside-the-campaign-helping-lgbtqia-students-feel-safe-at-tvet-colleges/feed/ 0 From Trauma to Leadership: How LGBTQ+ Changemakers Are Transforming Their Communities https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/07/15/from-trauma-to-leadership-how-lgbtq-changemakers-are-transforming-their-communities/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/07/15/from-trauma-to-leadership-how-lgbtq-changemakers-are-transforming-their-communities/#comments Wed, 15 Jul 2026 16:27:24 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=129687 LGBTQ+ graduates across Southern Africa celebrate leadership, healing and community empowerment through the SafePlace Dream Academy.

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