Ramaphosa waffles while the country burns
The state of the nation is terrible. Government is committed to making it worse. Saint Cyril won’t stand in its way.
February 17, 2021
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The state of the nation is terrible. Government is committed to making it worse. Saint Cyril won’t stand in its way.
“We go out to get some,” writes Jeremy Atherton Lin in his new book, Gay Bar. “We go out because we’re thirsty. We go out to return to the thrill of the chase … We go out for the aroma. Some nights just smell like trouble.”
The passage through Parliament of the Expropriation Bill, which is likely later this year, will be a watershed moment in South Africa’s post-1994 politics, with vast implications for the economy.
Turkey’s fiercely anti-gay president Recep Tayyip Erdoğan has claimed that there is “no such thing” as LGBT+ people.
Spain has announced proposals to issue fines of up to €150,000 to anyone found promoting conversion therapy in the country.
The pandemic and lockdown have been hard on LGBTQs – but here’s why sharing’s healing
Elska Magazine, the queer publication dedicated to sharing the bodies and voices of everyday men from LGBTQ+ communities around the world, today introduces its latest release, Elska Lisbon, where it puts the spotlight on the local boys of Portugal’s biggest and most exciting city.
The lacuna in South Africa’s anti-corruption framework has long been the failure to regulate private donations to political parties.
After constructive consultations with the Dutch National Institute for Public Health and the Environment (RIVM), KLM has developed a safe alternative testing protocol for crews leaving the airport in countries that are not on the governmental list of safe countries.
T.J. Osborne is sharing with the world what those close to him have privately known for years. In a candid interview with Time magazine, the Brothers Osborne frontman revealed that he’s gay.
In the wake of the news that the taxman had imposed VAT on OnlyFans, which is predominately used for sexwork in South Africa, calls have been made for the government to follow suit and decriminalise sex work.
Cape Town – Doctors in South Africa are now able to prescribe ivermectin as a treatment against Covid-19 in cases where urgent access for a patient is necessary and where a section 21 application has been submitted.
Ford has announced an investment of 15.8-billion rand into South Africa – the biggest investment in Ford’s 97-year South African history. And a massive one for the automative industry. eNCA’s Heidi Giokos is at the plant.
It’s 2021 and AJ is back. This time he kicks off the year with
his very first R&B era, by releasing his highly anticipated EP
“Left with a Broken Heart”
Losing one’s virginity is always a memorable experience, no matter how forgettable we’d like it to be. For actor and theatrical producer Nathaniel Hall, though, the experience is one he will never be able to forget.
A headmaster in Britain is set to make “education history” by coming out as gay during an online school assembly Monday (1 February) – and he knows he’s going to cry.
While the Democratic Alliance (DA) in the Western Cape has chosen to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic head-on, and to secure its own supply of Covid-19 vaccines, the African National Congress (ANC) is once again clinging to outdated thinking.
Romain Berger, a self-taught fashion and style photographer, is located in Brittany, France. His work happily makes references to Pierre et Gilles, David La Chapelle, and the magnificent James Bidgood.
The Democratic Alliance (DA) does not believe that the Tourism Equity Fund will meet its intended targets of boosting South Africa’s tattered tourism industry through improving the participation of black entrepreneurs in the sector.
Cheeky bold looks, aggressive tail pipes, ample power and torque with a deep throaty voice leaves little doubt that the Tucson Sport is quite different from the rest of the Tucson range.
1920s and early ’30s Berlin was home to one of the liveliest gay scenes in the world. By 1945, up to 100,000 gay men had been arrested and thousands lay dead.
The 100m krone penalty was announced yesterday by the Norwegian Data Protection Authority (NDPA), an agency of the Norwegian Government.
The Mazda MX-5 is still a highly addictive and fun car to drive, be seen in, and live with on a daily basis.
The third most powerful AMG that Mercedes-Benz produces has definitely earned this podium standing thanks to its sledgehammer engine.
President Cyril Ramaphosa should own up to his own government’s incompetence and recognise that the root of the disaster is the ANC’s obsession with state control
The SACP/ANC alliance has long wanted a wealth tax to help ‘discipline’ capital and advance the Freedom Charter’s goal of ‘sharing’ the country’s wealth.
“Queer and gay photography is grossly underrepresented in the fine art world”, says editor Ghislain Pacal.
RuPaul’s Drag Race star Soju has denied sexually assaulting several men, insisting their claims are “completely false or misunderstood”.
BMW excels at catering to specific niche markets, the Gran Coupé is based on the 2 Series Coupé which until now has only been available as a two-door menace.
The swift is filled with unexpected surprises and presents a spacious hot hatch in heels rather well rather better than a drag queen.
This high performance Korean pocket rocket really exceeds expectations and distracts any petrol head from any German hot hatch offering.
The Mitsubishi Pajero Sport is a tough and capable 7-seater SUV that rivals products such as Toyota’s popular Fortuner, the Ford Everest, Isuzu MU-X and the Haval H9.
The Mercedes-Benz V Class answers the call when needing to move multiple passengers in sumptuous luxury and style.
New York City announced that it was officially recognizing businesses owned by LGBTQ people as part of their minority & women-owned business enterprise (MWBE) programs.
Streaming giant Netflix has announced its latest foray into LGBTQ programming: an adaptation of the young adult graphic novel series Heartstopper.
When South Africans finally get access to a vaccine (who knows when), you have a right to refuse it. But that doesn’t mean refusing is either clever or morally justifiable.