South Africa Archives - MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online https://www.mambaonline.com/tag/south-africa/ South Africa's leading LGBTQ news and community platform Sat, 31 Aug 2019 10:53:46 +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 South Africa Archives - MambaOnline - LGBTQ South Africa online https://www.mambaonline.com/tag/south-africa/ 32 32 Home Affairs minister admits marriage laws not working for all https://www.mambaonline.com/2019/08/31/home-affairs-minister-admits-marriage-laws-not-working-for-all/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2019/08/31/home-affairs-minister-admits-marriage-laws-not-working-for-all/#comments Sat, 31 Aug 2019 10:10:43 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=96388 Minister of Home Affairs Aaron Motsoaledi says South Africa's marriage laws need to be revised as they allow for discrimination against some citizens, including the LGBTIQ community.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2019/08/31/home-affairs-minister-admits-marriage-laws-not-working-for-all/feed/ 2 This is how Justice Edwin Cameron changed South Africa https://www.mambaonline.com/2019/08/07/how-justice-edwin-cameron-changed-south-africa/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2019/08/07/how-justice-edwin-cameron-changed-south-africa/#respond Wed, 07 Aug 2019 16:58:57 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=95991 Justice Edwin Cameron is one of South Africa’s most influential queer icons. As he prepares to step down from the Constitutional Court we look at how he has profoundly changed our country for the better.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2019/08/07/how-justice-edwin-cameron-changed-south-africa/feed/ 0 Slay! 5 local drag queens you need to know about https://www.mambaonline.com/2019/06/20/slay-5-local-drag-queens-you-need-to-know-about/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2019/06/20/slay-5-local-drag-queens-you-need-to-know-about/#respond Thu, 20 Jun 2019 13:08:21 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=95186 South Africa is awash with fabulous local drag queens who are breaking barriers whilst entertaining eager audiences. We showcase some of the top divas making a splash.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2019/06/20/slay-5-local-drag-queens-you-need-to-know-about/feed/ 0 Man who killed lesbian woman gets effective 8 years in jail https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/10/12/man-who-killed-lesbian-woman-gets-effective-8-years-in-jail/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/10/12/man-who-killed-lesbian-woman-gets-effective-8-years-in-jail/#comments Fri, 12 Oct 2018 09:59:54 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=89383 Lives are cheap in South Africa, it seems, after the man found guilty of stabbing lesbian Noxolo Mabona Klaas (also known as Noxie) to death was sentenced to an effective eight years in jail.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/10/12/man-who-killed-lesbian-woman-gets-effective-8-years-in-jail/feed/ 1 Sam Smith “excited” to sing in South Africa next year https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/08/28/sam-smith-will-perform-in-south-africa-next-year/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/08/28/sam-smith-will-perform-in-south-africa-next-year/#respond Tue, 28 Aug 2018 09:07:57 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=87877 Sam Smith, one of the world's biggest openly gay music stars, will be coming to perform in South Africa for the first time.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/08/28/sam-smith-will-perform-in-south-africa-next-year/feed/ 0 Siya Khumalo on God and queerness: The Mamba Interview https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/08/01/siya-khumalo-on-god-and-queerness-the-mamba-interview/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/08/01/siya-khumalo-on-god-and-queerness-the-mamba-interview/#respond Wed, 01 Aug 2018 10:42:08 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=86645 Siya Khumalo's provocative new book, You Have To Be Gay To Know God, has been both acclaimed and condemned. He sat down with Mambaonline to talk about being queer and Christian in South Africa.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/08/01/siya-khumalo-on-god-and-queerness-the-mamba-interview/feed/ 0 Women and the gender non-conforming urged to participate in national shutdown https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/07/27/women-and-gnc-urged-to-shutdown/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/07/27/women-and-gnc-urged-to-shutdown/#comments Fri, 27 Jul 2018 09:22:35 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=86362 The Total Shutdown Intersectional Movement and the Soul City Institute are calling on all women and gender non-conforming (GNC) people throughout South Africa to join a national mass march against gender-based violence on 1 August 2018.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/07/27/women-and-gnc-urged-to-shutdown/feed/ 1 HIV+ MSM partners on effective treatment do not transmit the virus, study finds https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/07/25/hiv-msm-partners-on-effective-treatment-do-not-transmit-the-virus-study-finds/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/07/25/hiv-msm-partners-on-effective-treatment-do-not-transmit-the-virus-study-finds/#respond Wed, 25 Jul 2018 14:06:05 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=86299 A recent study, released at the International Aids Conference in Amsterdam, has revealed that gay or bisexual men on effective ARV treatment pose no risk of passing HIV through condomless sex.

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/07/25/hiv-msm-partners-on-effective-treatment-do-not-transmit-the-virus-study-finds/feed/ 0 South African men compare their penis shapes to bananas #WorldPenisDay https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/07/12/south-african-men-compare-their-penis-shapes-to-bananas-worldpenisday/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/07/12/south-african-men-compare-their-penis-shapes-to-bananas-worldpenisday/#comments Thu, 12 Jul 2018 12:42:31 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=85925 Most South African men rated bananas as the most suitable comparison to their penis shapes, according to new research released on World Penis Day.  The study – by underwear company, Frankees, and research laboratory, the South African Pelvic Research Organisation on Body Empowerment (SAPROBE) – looked at the health and habits of men and their genitalia. […]

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]]> https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/07/12/south-african-men-compare-their-penis-shapes-to-bananas-worldpenisday/feed/ 1 South African bi, gay and MSM prefer self-HIV testing, study finds https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/07/11/south-african-bi-gay-men-prefer-self-hiv-testing-study-finds/ https://www.mambaonline.com/2018/07/11/south-african-bi-gay-men-prefer-self-hiv-testing-study-finds/#respond Wed, 11 Jul 2018 11:05:15 +0000 https://www.mambaonline.com/?p=85877 A study has found that young South African men who have sex with men (MSM) prefer HIV self-testing over going to a clinic. The study sought to address the impact that stigma, privacy and other social barriers have when it comes to MSM testing for HIV. It also hoped to “determine the acceptability and feasibility […]

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