MambaOnline – LGBTQ South Africa online https://www.mambaonline.com/ South Africa's leading LGBTQ news and community platform Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:37:55 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 https://www.mambaonline.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/02/cropped-mamba_logo_output-32x32.png MambaOnline – LGBTQ South Africa online https://www.mambaonline.com/ 32 32 “Sending Us Back Is Sending Us to Death”: LGBTQI+ Refugees Warn Amid Rising Xenophobia in South Africa https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/30/sending-us-back-is-sending-us-to-death-lgbtqi-refugees-warn-amid-rising-xenophobia-in-south-africa/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/30/sending-us-back-is-sending-us-to-death-lgbtqi-refugees-warn-amid-rising-xenophobia-in-south-africa/#respond Tue, 30 Jun 2026 17:37:55 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=129467 LGBTQI+ refugees in South Africa speak on xenophobia, asylum delays, and legal protection under Section 27(g) and the Refugees Act.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/26/fifa-defies-egypt-and-iran-allows-rainbow-flags-at-world-cup-pride-match/feed/ 0 Johannesburg Queer Chorus Celebrates “ICONS” in Tribute to Rebellion, Pride, and Cultural Revolution https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/25/johannesburg-queer-chorus-celebrates-icons-in-tribute-to-rebellion-pride-and-cultural-revolution/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/06/25/johannesburg-queer-chorus-celebrates-icons-in-tribute-to-rebellion-pride-and-cultural-revolution/#respond Thu, 25 Jun 2026 16:46:38 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=129405 Experience the Johannesburg Queer Chorus in all its glory for ICONS, a special performance on 27 June at the Roodepoort Theatre.

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