MambaOnline – LGBTQ South Africa online https://www.mambaonline.com/ South Africa's leading LGBTQ news and community platform Sat, 23 May 2026 12:15:04 +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 Ghana: Alarm Over “Exclusionary and Undemocratic” Anti-LGBTQ+ Bill Hearings https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/05/23/ghana-alarm-over-exclusionary-and-undemocratic-anti-lgbtq-bill-hearings/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/05/23/ghana-alarm-over-exclusionary-and-undemocratic-anti-lgbtq-bill-hearings/#respond Sat, 23 May 2026 11:39:02 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=128868 A local rights groups has warned that Ghana’s anti-LGBTQ+ bill public hearings have excluded civil society voices and lacked transparency.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/05/21/bail-hearing-rolls-over-in-lgbtq-cape-town-teen-kwakhanya-mhlanganisi-murder/feed/ 0 Landmark Ruling Boosts Transgender Rights in Kenya https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/05/20/landmark-ruling-boosts-transgender-rights-in-kenya/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/05/20/landmark-ruling-boosts-transgender-rights-in-kenya/#respond Wed, 20 May 2026 15:14:36 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=128833 Kenya’s High Court has ruled that authorities must reasonably and fairly consider applications to change gender markers on ID documents.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/05/20/nothing-un-african-about-love-dep-minister-steve-letsike-on-inclusive-democracy/feed/ 0 From Addiction to Advocacy: Jacques Gous Crowned Mr Gay World South-Africa 2026 https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/05/19/from-addiction-to-advocacy-jacques-gous-crowned-mr-gay-world-south-africa-2026/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2026/05/19/from-addiction-to-advocacy-jacques-gous-crowned-mr-gay-world-south-africa-2026/#respond Tue, 19 May 2026 17:41:50 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=128808 Jacques Gous was crowned Mr Gay World South-Africa 2026 after sharing his powerful journey of addiction recovery and advocacy.

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