HEADLINES Archives - MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online https://www.mambaonline.com/category/headlines/ South Africa's leading LGBTQ news and community platform Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:30:07 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.7 https://www.mambaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cropped-mamba_logo_output-32x32.png HEADLINES Archives - MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online https://www.mambaonline.com/category/headlines/ 32 32 Oscar Bougardt Calls for ‘LGBQI+ Free’ Cape Town in Fresh Attack on WorldPride https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/08/13/oscar-bougardt-calls-for-lgbqi-free-cape-town-in-fresh-attack-on-worldpride/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/08/13/oscar-bougardt-calls-for-lgbqi-free-cape-town-in-fresh-attack-on-worldpride/#respond Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:14:00 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=130182 Pastor Oscar Bougardt sparks controversy with an ‘LGBQI+ free’ Cape Town message and fresh attack on WorldPride 2028.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/08/13/oscar-bougardt-calls-for-lgbqi-free-cape-town-in-fresh-attack-on-worldpride/feed/ 0 From Grassroots to Geneva: How a South African LBQ Activist Took Her Community’s Voices to the UN https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/08/12/from-grassroots-to-geneva-how-a-south-african-lbq-activist-took-her-communitys-voices-to-the-un/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/08/12/from-grassroots-to-geneva-how-a-south-african-lbq-activist-took-her-communitys-voices-to-the-un/#respond Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:24:20 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=130175 South African LBQ activist Jamilla Madingwane takes grassroots community voices to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/08/12/from-grassroots-to-geneva-how-a-south-african-lbq-activist-took-her-communitys-voices-to-the-un/feed/ 0 It’s Official: WorldPride Is Coming to Africa in 2028 — See the Historic Handover https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/08/09/its-official-worldpride-is-coming-to-africa-in-2028-see-the-historic-handover/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/08/09/its-official-worldpride-is-coming-to-africa-in-2028-see-the-historic-handover/#comments Sun, 09 Aug 2026 07:50:52 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=130134 WorldPride is coming to Africa for the first time in 2028 as South Africa takes the mantle at a historic handover in Amsterdam. See the photos!

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/08/09/its-official-worldpride-is-coming-to-africa-in-2028-see-the-historic-handover/feed/ 3 Pride Flag Tour Begins National Campaign in Limpopo for Inclusive LGBTQ+ Healthcare https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/08/07/pride-flag-tour-begins-national-campaign-in-limpopo-for-inclusive-lgbtq-healthcare/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/08/07/pride-flag-tour-begins-national-campaign-in-limpopo-for-inclusive-lgbtq-healthcare/#respond Fri, 07 Aug 2026 09:26:19 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=130115 The national Pride Flag Tour campaign, which promotes stigma-free healthcare for LGBTIQ+ people in South Africa, kicked off in Limpopo this week.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/08/07/pride-flag-tour-begins-national-campaign-in-limpopo-for-inclusive-lgbtq-healthcare/feed/ 0 Queer Film: “Black Burns Fast” Is the Queer Teen Movie My Younger Self Needed https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/08/06/queer-film-black-burns-fast-is-the-queer-teen-movie-my-younger-self-needed/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/08/06/queer-film-black-burns-fast-is-the-queer-teen-movie-my-younger-self-needed/#respond Thu, 06 Aug 2026 12:23:32 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=130100 "Black Burns Fast" is a joyful South African queer teen film celebrating Black LGBTQ+ love, identity and first romance.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/08/06/queer-film-black-burns-fast-is-the-queer-teen-movie-my-younger-self-needed/feed/ 0 South Africa’s Steve Letsike Honoured with International Pride Award at WorldPride https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/08/05/south-africas-steve-letsike-honoured-with-international-pride-award-at-worldpride/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/08/05/south-africas-steve-letsike-honoured-with-international-pride-award-at-worldpride/#respond Wed, 05 Aug 2026 19:59:14 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=130085 South Africa's Steve Letsike was honoured at WorldPride Amsterdam with an International Pride Award for advancing LGBTIQ+ equality.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/08/05/south-africas-steve-letsike-honoured-with-international-pride-award-at-worldpride/feed/ 0 Fifth Suspect Arrested in Alleged Grindr Gang Pretoria Murder of Braam Krüger https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/08/04/fifth-suspect-arrested-in-alleged-grindr-gang-pretoria-murder-of-braam-kruger/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/08/04/fifth-suspect-arrested-in-alleged-grindr-gang-pretoria-murder-of-braam-kruger/#respond Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:54:35 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=130083 Police have arrested a fifth suspect in the Braam Krüger murder as investigators probe an alleged Grindr gang syndicate link to multiple attacks.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/08/04/fifth-suspect-arrested-in-alleged-grindr-gang-pretoria-murder-of-braam-kruger/feed/ 0 In Pictures: Inside South Africa’s Historic WorldPride Amsterdam Canal Parade Boat https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/08/03/in-pictures-inside-south-africas-historic-worldpride-amsterdam-canal-parade-boat/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/08/03/in-pictures-inside-south-africas-historic-worldpride-amsterdam-canal-parade-boat/#comments Mon, 03 Aug 2026 19:42:25 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=130075 Exclusive photos from South Africa's WorldPride Amsterdam Canal Parade boat as Cape Town begins its journey to hosting WorldPride 2028.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/08/03/in-pictures-inside-south-africas-historic-worldpride-amsterdam-canal-parade-boat/feed/ 1 In Pictures: Amsterdam’s Seniors WorldPride Celebration Will Warm Your Heart https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/07/31/in-pictures-amsterdams-seniors-worldpride-celebration-will-warm-your-heart/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/07/31/in-pictures-amsterdams-seniors-worldpride-celebration-will-warm-your-heart/#respond Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:23:15 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=129889 Exclusive photos from Amsterdam WorldPride's Seniors Pride Concert celebrating LGBTQ+ elders, pioneers, music, community and Pride.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/07/31/in-pictures-amsterdams-seniors-worldpride-celebration-will-warm-your-heart/feed/ 0 LGBTQIA+ Sector Calls on Ramaphosa to Stop Planned Anti-LGBTQ+ Conference in Cape Town https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/07/31/lgbtqia-sector-calls-on-ramaphosa-to-stop-planned-anti-lgbtq-conference-in-cape-town/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/07/31/lgbtqia-sector-calls-on-ramaphosa-to-stop-planned-anti-lgbtq-conference-in-cape-town/#respond Fri, 31 Jul 2026 07:20:09 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=129845 South Africa's LGBTQIA+ sector urges President Ramaphosa to intervene over the planned 2027 Pan-African Conference on Family Values in Cape Town.

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