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A COLONIAL HERITAGE:
Half the world’s countries that criminalise homosexual conduct do so because they cling to Victorian morality and laws originally imposed by colonial Britain, says a new report.
SOUTH AFRICA FAILS TO SIGN UN DECLARATION:
South Africa is among the countries that failed to support a declaration calling for the worldwide decriminalisation of homosexuality at the UN.
LEMUR GIVES CLUES TO HIV EVOLUTION:
A squirrel sized lemur from Madagascar has given scientists new evidence about the origins of the HI virus and opened up new avenues for investigation.
ZOLISWA TRIAL FINALLY BEGINS:
The trial of the men accused of murdering lesbian teenager Zoliswa Nkonyane has finally begun.
AIDS MONEY STUCK WITH HEALTH DEPARTMENT:
South Africa's Department of Health has failed to channel US$3.9 million in donor money to 13 HIV/AIDS organisations, leaving them underfunded.
4TH BIRTHDAY:
Pretoria’s Legends nightclub recently celebrated its fourth birthday with a party to remember. Mambaonline was there for champagne and a night
LAUNCH OF MCQP:
The Qc monthly parties hosted the Joburg launch last Friday of the upcoming annual MCQP mega costume bash in Cape Town. It was all about ‘Lights,
Q&A: FULVIO DE STEFANIS:
Pretoria’s Legends nightclub turns four this weekend; a remarkable achievement in the fickle gay clubbing scene. Mamba talks to Legends owner Fulvio De Stefanis about SA’s gay club-land.
NEW MORNING FOR AIDS RESPONSE:
The outgoing UNAIDS director, Dr Peter Piot, has praised the new spirit of unity in South Africa's AIDS response.
PARTY:
The V2 parties, held at the Lemon8 venue, have become a new fixture on Joburg’s gay social scene; featuring queer and queer-friendly ‘black diamonds’