MambaOnline Celebrates 25 Years of Amplifying LGBTIQA+ Voices in South Africa
South Africa’s leading LGBTIQA+ news platform MambaOnline is celebrating 25 years of queer storytelling, activism and community impact.
Remembering Muhsin Hendricks: A Legacy of Faith, Courage and Boundless Welcome
A year after his murder, gay Cape Town imam Muhsin Hendricks is remembered as a courageous and trailblazing advocate for Islamic inclusion.
Meet the New Mr and Miss Cape Town Pride
Adrian Oktober and Larissa Gordon crowned Mr and Miss Cape Town Pride 2026, bringing glamour, advocacy and community to Cape Town Pride.
“One Year Later”: HIV Funding Cuts, Community Fallout and the Fight to Rebuild
A year after global HIV funding cuts, South Africa reflects on lost services, PrEP disruption and the fight to rebuild LGBTQIA+ health care.
Legacy Ball: The Beating Heart of Cape Town’s Queer Ballroom Scene
Inside Legacy Ball, Cape Town’s leading ballroom event celebrating queer performance, voguing and community legacy.
Queer Relationships: Lookism, Pretty Privilege and Seeing Beyond the Mirror
In this deeply personal reflection, Bruce J. Little examines how lookism and “pretty privilege” shape queer desire, dating and self-worth.
“Live Your Life. You Only Live Once”: Remembering Iconic House of Mizrahi’s Dominique Pienaar
The South African ballroom community mourns the loss of Dominique Pienaar, a member of the Iconic House of Mizrahi South African Chapter.
Queer Party Promoter Pieter Rossouw Remembered
Pieter Rossouw, best known for his Qc and Fireman’s Ball queer parties in Gauteng, is being remembered following his death at the age of 60.
Honouring Gaby Sanchez – A Voice for Queer and Disability Rights
Activists and loved ones are mourning and honouring the life of Johannesburg disability and queer rights activist Gaby Sanchez.
Op-Ed: Sacred, Not Sinful – Why LGBTIQ Identity Is Rooted in West African Spirituality
As West Africa passes new anti-LGBTIQ laws, Nana Davis Mac-Iyalla explores how Indigenous spirituality affirms queer identity and challenges colonial homophobia.