MambaOnline Celebrates 25 Years of Amplifying LGBTIQA+ Voices in South Africa

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

Meet the New Mr and Miss Cape Town Pride

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

“One Year Later”: HIV Funding Cuts, Community Fallout and the Fight to Rebuild

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

Legacy Ball: The Beating Heart of Cape Town’s Queer Ballroom Scene

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

Queer Relationships: Lookism, Pretty Privilege and Seeing Beyond the Mirror

In this deeply personal reflection, Bruce J. Little examines how lookism and “pretty privilege” shape queer desire, dating and self-worth.

“Live Your Life. You Only Live Once”: Remembering Iconic House of Mizrahi’s Dominique Pienaar

The South African ballroom community mourns the loss of Dominique Pienaar, a member of the Iconic House of Mizrahi South African Chapter.

Queer Party Promoter Pieter Rossouw Remembered

Pieter Rossouw, best known for his Qc and Fireman’s Ball queer parties in Gauteng, is being remembered following his death at the age of 60.

Honouring Gaby Sanchez – A Voice for Queer and Disability Rights

Activists and loved ones are mourning and honouring the life of Johannesburg disability and queer rights activist Gaby Sanchez.

Op-Ed: Sacred, Not Sinful – Why LGBTIQ Identity Is Rooted in West African Spirituality

As West Africa passes new anti-LGBTIQ laws, Nana Davis Mac-Iyalla explores how Indigenous spirituality affirms queer identity and challenges colonial homophobia.

Queer 101: What It Means to Be Pansexual

What is pansexuality? A quick guide to attraction beyond gender, key terms and how pansexuality differs from bisexuality.

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MambaOnline Celebrates 25 Years of Amplifying LGBTIQA+ Voices in South Africa

Meet the New Mr and Miss Cape Town Pride

“One Year Later”: HIV Funding Cuts, Community Fallout and the Fight to Rebuild

Legacy Ball: The Beating Heart of Cape Town’s Queer Ballroom Scene

Queer Relationships: Lookism, Pretty Privilege and Seeing Beyond the Mirror

“Live Your Life. You Only Live Once”: Remembering Iconic House of Mizrahi’s Dominique Pienaar

Queer Party Promoter Pieter Rossouw Remembered

Honouring Gaby Sanchez – A Voice for Queer and Disability Rights

Op-Ed: Sacred, Not Sinful – Why LGBTIQ Identity Is Rooted in West African Spirituality

Queer 101: What It Means to Be Pansexual

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