The man accused of fatally stabbing Phelokazi Mqathanya has been found not guilty by the Khayelitsha Magistrates Court.

Mayor Thapelo Amad, is a representative of the fervently queerphobic party, Al Jama-ah, and the ANC and EFF helped get him into the position.

Sam Smith’s video for their new track I’m Not Here to Make Friends has earned the wrath of queerphobes and “fatphobes” across social media

LGBTIQ+ human rights activist Mapaseka Steve Letsike has been co-opted into the ANC’s National Executive Committee (NEC).

There’s a fresh report of another LGBTIQ+ learner who was sent home for not wearing the school’s gendered uniform, this time in North West.

Former All Black prop Johnstone says he’s decided to come out to help remove the stigma of being gay in the hyper-masculine world of rugby.

Entries are now open for Miss Drag South Africa 2023, a national queer pageant that espouses the ethos of “drag with a purpose.

The German Parliament has for the first time focused on honouring the tens of thousands of queer victims of the Nazis.

Pope Francis stated that homosexuality is not a crime into action by actively supporting efforts to repeal laws criminalisation in Africa

One of the highlights of the three-week-long Cape Town Pride Festival, which begins on 9 February, is the Cape Town Pride Parade.

European Court ruled that imposing a warning label on a children’s book because it contains LGBTI-inclusive fairy tales is unjustifiable

Recently, a number of people have questioned or critiqued the use of the word “queer” to describe LGBTIQA+ folk.

Members of Gauteng’s LGBTQ+ community continue to face stigma and discrimination at public health facilities and even being refused services.

The Russian media watchdog, Roskomnadzor, is planning to ban TV series and movies that include LGBTI+ characters from streaming services

Beyoncé has coined millions of dollars for a spectacular once-off performance in Dubai, but did she sell out her queer fans in the process?

Ntsiki Mazwai is again targeting the LGBTIQ+ community, this time denying that transgender women are women at all.

The murder of Kenyan Edwin Chiloba, has highlighted the challenges faced by LGBTQ+ people in reporting intimate partner violence.

Wondering how to think positively in the New Year, despite the uncertainties that cloud your mind, here are several things you can do to help

Thabiso Motaung, a 19-year-old member of the LGBTIQ community in Cape Town, was filmed being stripped naked and beaten by three young women

Linda Mayekiso is helping to pave the way for other queer people in corporate South Africa

For as long as gay dating apps have been around, they have come with labels that are meant to describe what guys are looking for and offer.

Kenya’s LGBTIQ+ community is in shock after well-known model and activist Edwin Chiloba was brutally murdered.

While South Africa falls behind, more countries are starting to count their LGBTIQ+ citizens as part of their national census.

Vodacom is leading the telecommunications industry in supporting, celebrating and empowering its LGBTIQ+ employees through its workplace.

Below we present Mamba’s 21 most-read queer stories of 2022.