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South Africa Mourns Queer Icon Soli Philander, Trailblazing Performer and Activist

Tributes pour in after the death of Soli Philander, a trailblazing queer performer, TV presenter and advocate for marginalised communities.

The Cape Town Pride Mardi Gras 2026 closed the city’s Pride month in glittering style in Green Point. View photos of the celebration here.

Cape Town Pride 2026 combined celebration and protest, as activists highlighted hate crimes, religious inclusion and the N2 wall.

The Cape Town Pride Parade 2026 united celebration and protest while honouring queer lives lost. View the exclusive photos!

For 25 years, MambaOnline has amplified LGBTQ+ voices. Now it asks the community to help secure independent queer journalism.

South Africa’s leading LGBTIQA+ news platform MambaOnline is celebrating 25 years of queer storytelling, activism and community impact.

A year after his murder, gay Cape Town imam Muhsin Hendricks is remembered as a courageous and trailblazing advocate for Islamic inclusion.

Adrian Oktober and Larissa Gordon crowned Mr and Miss Cape Town Pride 2026, bringing glamour, advocacy and community to Cape Town Pride.

A year after global HIV funding cuts, South Africa reflects on lost services, PrEP disruption and the fight to rebuild LGBTQIA+ health care.

Inside Legacy Ball, Cape Town’s leading ballroom event celebrating queer performance, voguing and community legacy.