Community Archives - MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online https://www.mambaonline.com/category/community/ South Africa's leading LGBTQ news and community platform Tue, 23 Jun 2026 12:14:43 +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 Community Archives - MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online https://www.mambaonline.com/category/community/ 32 32 In Pictures: MambaOnline Celebrates Queer Business Networking and Community https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/23/in-pictures-mambaonline-celebrates-queer-business-networking-and-community/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/23/in-pictures-mambaonline-celebrates-queer-business-networking-and-community/#comments Tue, 23 Jun 2026 11:56:42 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=129368 See photos from MambaOnline’s first Queer Business Networking Social, celebrating LGBTQ+ connection, entrepreneurship and community.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/23/in-pictures-mambaonline-celebrates-queer-business-networking-and-community/feed/ 1 The End of an Era? MambaOnline Suspends MeetMarket but Explores Future Revival https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/22/the-end-of-an-era-mambaonline-suspends-meetmarket-but-explores-future-revival/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/22/the-end-of-an-era-mambaonline-suspends-meetmarket-but-explores-future-revival/#respond Mon, 22 Jun 2026 13:47:49 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=129321 MambaOnline has suspended services on MeetMarket as it explores a future revival of the historic LGBTQ+ dating and networking platform.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/22/the-end-of-an-era-mambaonline-suspends-meetmarket-but-explores-future-revival/feed/ 0 Opinion: Muslim Hate Or Queer Hate, Which Hate Matters? https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/13/opinion-muslim-hate-or-queer-hate-which-hate-matters/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/13/opinion-muslim-hate-or-queer-hate-which-hate-matters/#comments Sat, 13 Jun 2026 10:09:48 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=129251 Sikhander Coopoo reflects on identity and moral inconsistency and asks, whose humanity is considered worthy of protection?

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/13/opinion-muslim-hate-or-queer-hate-which-hate-matters/feed/ 1 In Pictures: eThekwini Pride 2026 March and Celebration https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/10/in-pictures-ethekwini-pride-2026-march-and-celebration/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/10/in-pictures-ethekwini-pride-2026-march-and-celebration/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:14:59 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=129222 Here's our collection of photos of the 2026 eThekwini Pride march and celebration where Durban marked LGBTQIA+ visibility, equality and queer joy.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/10/in-pictures-ethekwini-pride-2026-march-and-celebration/feed/ 0 Hundreds March for Equality at Vibrant eThekwini Pride in Durban https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/10/ethekwini-pride-united-community-in-celebration-and-solidarity/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/10/ethekwini-pride-united-community-in-celebration-and-solidarity/#respond Wed, 10 Jun 2026 10:00:28 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=129214 Durban’s eThekwini Pride united LGBTQIA+ people, families and allies in a powerful march for equality and visibility.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/10/ethekwini-pride-united-community-in-celebration-and-solidarity/feed/ 0 eThekwini Pride Recognition Awards 2026 Honours LGBTQI+ Changemakers in Durban https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/06/ethekwini-pride-recognition-awards-2026-honours-lgbtqi-changemakers-in-durban/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/06/ethekwini-pride-recognition-awards-2026-honours-lgbtqi-changemakers-in-durban/#respond Sat, 06 Jun 2026 14:29:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=129119 The 2026 eThekwini Pride Awards honoured LGBTQI+ activists, leaders and allies driving change in Durban, KZN and beyond.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/06/ethekwini-pride-recognition-awards-2026-honours-lgbtqi-changemakers-in-durban/feed/ 0 Opinion: Queer Pride in (South) Africa – From Stonewall to “Stonewalling” https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/04/opinion-queer-pride-in-south-africa-from-stonewall-to-stonewalling/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/04/opinion-queer-pride-in-south-africa-from-stonewall-to-stonewalling/#respond Thu, 04 Jun 2026 05:00:19 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=129043 Psychologists Pierre Brouard and Thembisile Dlamini on why Queer Pride in Africa remains a profound act of resistance to shame and exclusion.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/04/opinion-queer-pride-in-south-africa-from-stonewall-to-stonewalling/feed/ 0 Opinion: Ghana’s Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill – When the Law Turns Against Us, Our Hope Must Not https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/01/opinion-ghanas-anti-lgbtq-bill-when-the-law-turns-against-us-our-hope-must-not/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/01/opinion-ghanas-anti-lgbtq-bill-when-the-law-turns-against-us-our-hope-must-not/#respond Mon, 01 Jun 2026 15:34:42 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=129004 West African LGBTQ+ spiritual leader Mpho Nana Davis Mac-Iyalla reflects on resiliance in the face of Ghana’s newly passed anti-LGBTQ+ bill.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/01/opinion-ghanas-anti-lgbtq-bill-when-the-law-turns-against-us-our-hope-must-not/feed/ 0 Opnion: Around the Fire at iSango LeNkululeko – Reflections on Queer Leadership https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/05/28/opnion-around-the-fire-at-isango-lenkululeko-reflections-on-queer-leadership/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/05/28/opnion-around-the-fire-at-isango-lenkululeko-reflections-on-queer-leadership/#comments Thu, 28 May 2026 20:38:12 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=128923 In this powerful reflection, MambaOnline Managing Editor Nompilo Gwala shares her experience of attending the iSango LeNkululeko queer leadership camp.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/05/28/opnion-around-the-fire-at-isango-lenkululeko-reflections-on-queer-leadership/feed/ 1 “We Exist”: Inside the Bold Plan to Host First Maputo Pride in Mozambique https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/05/26/we-exist-inside-the-bold-plan-to-host-first-maputo-pride-in-mozambique/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/05/26/we-exist-inside-the-bold-plan-to-host-first-maputo-pride-in-mozambique/#comments Tue, 26 May 2026 14:30:37 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=128895 Activists in Mozambique are boldly planning the country’s first-ever Maputo Pride event amid growing anti-LGBTQ+ backlash and limited funding.

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