SURVIVING NEVER LOOKED SO GOOD

Over two years after he came second in Mamba’s Sexiest Man Survey, actor and singer Izak Davel has returned to our TV screens, boasting an even hotter bod and a skimpy red speedo.
YOUR PERSONALS AD AS A HOT COMMODITY

As Valentine’s Day approaches, Brian L Rzepczynski looks at online dating sites as a means to locate and meet compatible dating partners that mesh with your needs.
FOOTBALL HOMOPHOBIA STAYS IN PLAY

With the World Cup on our doorstep, Peter Tatchell takes a look at the fiasco surrounding plans by Britain’s Football Association to combat homophobia in the game.
THERE COMES A TIME

In a powerful address to mark the trial of suspended lesbian Methodist minister Rev. Ecclesia de Lange, the Rev Prof Peter Storey calls on his Church to end its rejection of gay people.
DOUBLE STANDARDS OF ‘PROGRESSIVE HOMOPHOBES’

Progressive homophobes believe in a hierarchy of discrimination. Some forms of discrimination — typically, racial discrimination — are more serious than others.
MOTORING: JIMNY CRICKETS!

The Suzuki Jimny could be mistaken for something you’d buy a toddler to push around in the garden, but there’s more to SA’s smallest off-roader than meets the eye.
MAMBA GOSSIP

It’s a special all-hunk edition! Local celebs take to the ramp, Narnia star muses on gay kiss, John Mayer admits to chronic masturbation, Beckham’s ‘golden balls’ get groped and more!
THE CLOSET IS SAFER IN AFRICA

More than two-thirds of African countries have laws criminalising homosexual acts and recent events across the continent are further keeping LGBT people in the closet.
MAMBA PETS: TRAINING – PART 2

While cats usually have a mind of their own – which is why we love them so much – there are various techniques you can use to make life with your kitty that much more pleasant.
MEET MR GAY SA

Cape Town’s Charl van den Berg was crowned Mr Gay South Africa late last year amid a flurry of controversy over a set of nudie pics. Role model or irrelevant? You decide.