MAMBAONLINE MARKS A DECADE
Mambaonline.com, South Africa’s most-popular gay lifestyle website, reaching over 40,000 unique visitors a month, is celebrating its tenth birthday in 2011 with a revamp of its look and feel.
DURBAN GETS OWN PINK FILM FESTIVAL
Following a recent successful Pride parade, and a seeming rejuvenation of its LGBTI community, Durban will be launching its very own gay and lesbian film festival in October.
MAKE THE CIRCLE BIGGER
As gay men we are often forced to broaden and diversify our social circles, more so than many straight people do. But why then, asks Al Mackay, are we so judgmental of others?
CELEBRATING THE LEGEND OF FREDDIE MERCURY
September 5th would be gay rock icon Freddie Mercury’s 65th birthday – an occasion being celebrated around the world. We look at the music legend’s life.
UGANDA GRAPPLES WITH MSM IN HIV STRATEGY
Gay rights activists are urging authors of Uganda’s new HIV/AIDS strategy to break with tradition and, for the first time, provide for programming for men who have sex with men.
A REAL BOYTJIE: MR. SOUTH AFRICA
Twenty-four-year-old Adriaan Bergh is your typical male overachiever – from sports-mad Head Boy to the current Mr. South Africa. He’s also very nice to look at. He spoke to Mambaonline.
MOTORING: AUDI A7 SPORTBACK
Brent Ellis gets to know the Audi A7 Sportback. He declares his faith in the four rings restored and names this German creation the quirkiest luxury saloon money can buy.
DEPUTY MINISTER OF POLICE APOLOGISES OVER HATE CRIMES
Suggesting growing official awareness of violence against gays and lesbians, the Deputy Minister of Police has apologised to LGBT victims at a conference on hate crimes.
THE MOVING-IN CONUNDRUM
Why do so many gay couples move in so quickly? Is it that we feel the need to prove to ourselves that we take relationships seriously? Are we lonelier? Or just more impulsive?
HOW TO ADD YEARS TO YOUR LIFE
We’ve been told we should test regularly for HIV, although many of us don’t. But did you know that if you are HIV positive, knowing earlier rather than later could literally add years to your life?