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MOTORING: COTY 2012 – MERCEDES-BENZ SLK350:
The Mercedes-Benz SLK350 is the subject of our fourth 2012 Car of the Year focus. Does this jaw-dropping but niche (and very expensive) car stand a chance of winning?
MAMBA SPINS:
Kick off the New Year with new tunes! Jared Orlin reviews the latest releases from some of the hottest female artists in music: Adele, Lady Gaga, Rihanna, Florence and the Machine and the late Amy Winehouse.
THE GAYEST SEASON OF ALL:
The Festive Season: The last minute Christmas shopping, the holiday plans, the year-end events, the belly-swelling food. And then, of course, the dysfunctional family...
MOTORING: COTY 2012 – PEUGEOT 5008 2.0 HDI ACTIVE:
In our third look at the 2012 Car of the Year finalists, Mamba’s motoring editor (and member of the judging panel) Brent Ellis takes the Peugeot 5008 HDi on a road trip.
NO STRAIGHTS ALLOWED:
Should gay clubs and venues be allowed to bar straight people from entering? How much protection is too much? Cobus Fourie argues that this equates to little more than nightclub apartheid.
INTERVIEW: LANCE WEYER, MR. GAY SOUTH AFRICA 2011:
Mambaonline got to know more about the newly crowned Mr. Gay South Africa Lance Weyer who serves as a DA councillor in the Eastern Cape.
PORT UNDERWEAR & MAMBA SEXIEST MAN 2011 SURVEY:
Here are the steamy finalists in the Port Underwear & Mambaonline Sexiest Male Celeb Survey of 2011. Cast your votes for your favourite sexy star and you could WIN great prizes!
MOTORING: COTY 2012 – ALFA ROMEO GIULIETTA 1.4 TBI DISTINCTIVE:
In our second focus on the 2012 Car of the Year contenders, Mambaonline’s motoring editor (and member of the judging panel) Brent Ellis highlights one of the quirkiest finalists.
THE SECRET ALLURE OF THE STRAIGHT MAN:
We roll our eyes at straight men who’re paranoid about being hit on by gay men; hetero guys who arrogantly assume we all want to sleep with them. So why then are there so many gay men with crushes on straight men?
SOUTH AFRICA’S SHAME EXPOSED:
The shameful climate of discrimination and violence facing black lesbians and transgender men in South African townships and rural areas has been exposed by the New-York-based Human Rights Watch.
MOTORING: COTY 2012 FOCUS – KIA PICANTO 1.2 EX:
As a member of the judging panel for the 2012 Car of the Year, Mambaonline’s motoring editor Brent Ellis puts the smallest finalist through its paces.
THROUGH MY AFRICAN EYES:
My father died on the 25th of June 1998. It is not fair to say he only died of AIDS, but that my people’s fear and denial in the face of attempted education killed him as well...
HIV: WHAT YOU CAN DO FOR YOURSELF:
Back in 1988, when the world marked the first World Aids Day, the prospect of HIV infection was frightening. Today, there are more options than ever available to give you additional power to tackle the HI virus.
EDWIN CAMERON: WORLD AIDS DAY 2011:
Justice Edwin Cameron, the inspiring, openly-gay Justice of South Africa's highest court, the Constitutional Court, writes frankly about HIV and how it’s affected his life.
MAMBA SPINS:
Mambaonline’s new music critic Jared Orlin takes on new releases from Lady Antebellum, David Guetta, LMFAO, Coldplay and Kelly Rowland, plus a collection of the latest club anthems mixed by Kevin Grenfell.
MOTORING: PEUGEOT GOES EXECUTIVE:
Brent Ellis couldn't remember the last time he saw a large Peugeot saloon. Then he was invited to the launch of the marque’s new 508 model. Was it a marvellous revelation or a damp squib?
MAMBA BOOKS: SECRETS MAKE YOU SICK:
Most biographies are written by public figures. So who the hell is Trevor Kleinhans? And why has this 49-year-old gay Durbanite written a biography that he thinks you should read?
THE BATTLE AGAINST TRANSPHOBIA:
The 221 murder victims of transphobic violence in the last year were remembered around the world on 20 November, the 13th Transgender Day of Remembrance. So how are trans people faring in South Africa?
MAMBA TRAVEL: ORANGE IS THE NEW PINK:
Convince fourteen moffies to go to Namibia and then get them to row their own canoes down the Orange River for 71km. It sounds unthinkable, right? Henry Bantjez discovers it’s very possible...
OUT IN AFRICA NEEDS YOUR HELP:
The Out In Africa South African Gay & Lesbian Film Festival (OIA) has appealed to the LGBT community to support the festival to ensure that it can continue to exist.