Mambaonline
https://www.mambaonline.com/
MambaOnline is South Africa’s longest‑running independent LGBTQ+ news and culture publisher, founded in 2001 by editor‑in‑chief Luiz De Barros and based in Johannesburg. It reports daily on queer rights, politics, health and community life across South Africa and the region, with features, interviews and photo-led coverage of Pride events, arts and nightlife. The newsroom also documents discrimination and violence through the monthly South Africa LGBTIQ+ Rights Watch, produced with OUT LGBT Well‑being, helping surface cases and track progress through the justice system. Its reporting is cited by human rights monitors and is recognised by Human Rights Watch and the U.S. State Department as an authority on hate‑crime reporting; in 2024 it was selected for MDIF’s Amplify South Africa cohort to build audience and sustainability. The outlet has been honoured with the Feather Awards’ Media of the Year (2015) and Simon Nkoli Award (2025) and the SA Blog Awards’ Best LGBT Blog (2017). Published by Mambaonline cc, it serves a national, urban readership and reaches tens of thousands of monthly readers, supplemented by a growing social following. In addition to news, it operates MeetMarket, a companion dating platform. MambaOnline’s mission is to inform and empower queer South Africans, amplify visibility and hold institutions accountable through persistent, community‑centred journalism.
Source: Code for Africa
Last updated date: September 2026
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