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Legislation & Regulation

Burkina Faso outlaws LGBTQ practices

Reuters reporters 2 Sep 2025

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Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Women Ministry condemns brutal murder of gay activist Imam

17 Feb 2025

Human Rights Law

Mauritius is the latest nation to decriminalise same-sex relations in a divided continent

Frans Viljoen 16 Oct 2023

#RWC2023: 5 ways rugby is positively impacting society

Sport

#RWC2023: 5 ways rugby is positively impacting society

13 Sep 2023

Source: Reuters.

Healthcare

HIV alarm in Uganda as anti-gay law forces LGBT 'lockdown'

9 Jun 2023

Ugandan human rights lawyer and activist leads fellow activists to file a petition challenging the signing of the new Anti-homosexuality law by President Yoweri Museveni, at the constitution court in Kampala, Uganda, 29 May 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa

Legislation & Regulation

Uganda enacts harsh anti-LGBTQ law including death penalty

Reuters 30 May 2023

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The One Club for Creativity

5 Gold Pencils, 3 Silver, 13 Bronze and 73 Merits in The One Show 2023 for Africa and Middle East agencies

19 May 2023

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Family Law

Namibia's top court recognises same-sex marriages formed elsewhere

Nyasha Nyaungwa and Anait Miridzhanian 17 May 2023

File photo: Uganda's President Yoweri Museveni speaks during a Reuters interview at his farm in Kisozi settlement of Gomba district, in the Central Region of Uganda, January 16, 2022. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo

Legislation & Regulation

Uganda parliament passes harsh anti-LGBTQ bill mostly unchanged

Aaron Ross 2 May 2023

File photo: Quin Karala, 29, a member of the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex and queer (LGBTQ) community and a single mother of one poses for a picture with rainbow colours at the offices of Rella Women's Empowerment Program, for LGBTQ rights advocacy, after a Reuters interview in Kulambiro suburb of Kampala, Uganda 4 April 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa/File Photo

Human Rights Law

Uganda's president asks for changes to LGBT bill so identity is not criminalised

Elias Biryabarema 28 Apr 2023

File Photo: An LGBT activist wears a badge as he attends a court hearing in the Milimani high Court in Nairobi in Nairobi, Kenya. 22 February 2019. Reuters/Baz Ratner

NGO, NPO & Social Enterprise

For LGBTQ Kenyans, court win prompts backlash as threats escalate

Ayenat Mersie 18 Apr 2023

Ugandan legislators participate in the debate of the Anti-Homosexuality bill, which proposes tough new penalties for same-sex relations during a sitting at the Parliament building in Kampala, Uganda 21 March 2023. Reuters/Abubaker Lubowa

Legislation & Regulation

Uganda passes a law making it a crime to identify as LGBTQ

Elias Biryabarema 22 Mar 2023

Pope Francis addresses the media while aboard the plane from Juba to Rome, returning from his visit to Democratic Republic of Congo and South Sudan, 5 February 2023. Vatican Media/Handout via Reuters

Human Rights Law

Pope Francis says laws criminalising LGBT people are a 'sin' and an injustice

Philip Pullella 6 Feb 2023

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Employment Equity

SAWEI 2021 results show encouraging increase in participation, awareness

17 Feb 2022

Image: A participant holds a rainbow flag during the WorldPride in Copenhagen, Denmark 21 August 2021. Olafur Steinar Gestsson/Ritzau Scanpix/via Reuters

Family Law

Namibian court rules against gay couples seeking legal recognition

Nyasha Francis Nyaungwa and Emma Rumney 27 Jan 2022

The rainbow flag, commonly known as the gay pride flag or LGBT pride flag, is seen during the first Gay Pride parade in Skopje, North Macedonia 29 June 2019. Reuters/Ognen Teofilovski/File Photo

Legislation & Regulation

Senegal rejects bid to toughen strict anti-LGBT law

6 Jan 2022

All the winners from the 13th annual Feather Awards

Events

All the winners from the 13th annual Feather Awards

12 Nov 2021

Julia Selman Ayetey, lawyer for the 21 people, who where detained by police and accused of unlawful assembly and promoting an LGBTQ agenda, speaks to journalists at the Ho Circuit Court in Ho, Volta Region, Ghana 4 June 2021. Reuter/Francis Kokoroko/File Photo

Human Rights Law

Supporters and opponents face off over Ghana's anti-LGBT law

Christian Akorlie 12 Nov 2021

Companies must advocate for LGBT rights everywhere in the world, not just where it's easy

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Companies must advocate for LGBT rights everywhere in the world, not just where it's easy

Ken Chan 12 Nov 2021

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Human Rights Law

Full legal recognition for gender diverse persons - a Constitutional right

8 Nov 2021

Thami Kotlolo, Feather Awards cofounder

Events

Nominees announced for Feather Awards 2021

6 Oct 2021

"This is hate speech" - ConCourt rules

Human Rights Law

"This is hate speech" - ConCourt rules

Dakalo Singo 4 Aug 2021

A scene from Downstream to Kinshasa

Film & Cinematography

Durban International Film Festival announces films in competition

6 Jul 2021

Banning African films like Rafiki and Inxeba doesn't diminish their influence

Film

Banning African films like Rafiki and Inxeba doesn't diminish their influence

Gibson Ncube 23 Jun 2021

The queer city: how to design more inclusive public space

Architecture & Design

The queer city: how to design more inclusive public space

Pippa Catterall and Ammar Azzouz 9 Jun 2021

Events & Conferencing

INMA recognises 58 initiatives with top prizes in Global Media Awards

7 Jun 2021

Avon lines up activities for Pride Month

ESG

Avon lines up activities for Pride Month

4 Jun 2021

Twitch adds 'transgender' tag as big tech vies to be inclusive

Services

Twitch adds 'transgender' tag as big tech vies to be inclusive

27 May 2021

#AfricaMonth: The state of LGBT rights in Africa

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

#AfricaMonth: The state of LGBT rights in Africa

Dr Claire Westman 21 May 2021

Heineken launches 2030 Brew a Better World ambitions

ESG

Heineken launches 2030 Brew a Better World ambitions

Issued by Heineken South Africa 26 Apr 2021

Tokenised celebrations of Black womanist leaders negate their contributions to society

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Tokenised celebrations of Black womanist leaders negate their contributions to society

Nombulelo Shange 16 Nov 2020

Vivienne Ming, co-founder and executive chair at Socos Labs.

Digital

#SUSASummit: Vivienne Ming says "AI makes better humans"

21 Oct 2020

What's the limit for free speech? Concourt to hear Qwelane case

Media & Entertainment Law

What's the limit for free speech? Concourt to hear Qwelane case

Tania Broughton 16 Sep 2020

Celebrate #PrideMonth with these 6 African LGBTIAQ+ series, films

Film

Celebrate #PrideMonth with these 6 African LGBTIAQ+ series, films

15 Jun 2020

#YouthMonth: Preaching inclusivity - Q&A with Toya Delazy

Music

#YouthMonth: Preaching inclusivity - Q&A with Toya Delazy

Ruth Cooper 8 Jun 2020

Finalists announced for global ADC 99th Annual Awards

The One Club for Creativity

Finalists announced for global ADC 99th Annual Awards

21 Apr 2020

Oliver Hermanus talks de-nuclearising a gay slur with his new film, 'Moffie'

Film

Oliver Hermanus talks de-nuclearising a gay slur with his new film, 'Moffie'

Daniel Dercksen 10 Mar 2020

#DI2020: Why technology is nothing unless it touches someone's life

Design Indaba

#DI2020: Why technology is nothing unless it touches someone's life

Angie White 28 Feb 2020

#BizTrends2020: Reimagine employer branding in the roaring '20s

Trends

#BizTrends2020: Reimagine employer branding in the roaring '20s

Celeste Sirin 9 Jan 2020

#16DaysofActivism: Is AI the solution to SA's domestic violence crisis?

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

#16DaysofActivism: Is AI the solution to SA's domestic violence crisis?

Joanne van der Walt 26 Nov 2019

2019 Feathers Awards winners announced

Events

2019 Feathers Awards winners announced

18 Oct 2019

Image credit: Coca-Cola Company.

Branding

Fortune favours brave(r) brands

Arisha Saroop 26 Jul 2019

Women walk past a mural painted to raise awareness on HIV and AIDS in Kibera slum in Nairobi, Kenya. EPA/Dai Kurokawa

HIV/AIDS

HIV in Kenya: high risk groups aren't getting the attention they need

Makobu Kimani 19 Jul 2019

Rafiki director Wanuri Kahiu talks intimate scenes and LGBTQ+ rights

Film

Rafiki director Wanuri Kahiu talks intimate scenes and LGBTQ+ rights

Daniel Dercksen 3 Jul 2019

Kinky Boots delivers with camp and heart

Theatre

Kinky Boots delivers with camp and heart

Ruth Cooper 28 Jun 2019

Botswana High Court landmark ruling a major win for LGBT rights in Africa

Human Rights Law

Botswana High Court landmark ruling a major win for LGBT rights in Africa

12 Jun 2019

Reebok launches 'Pride Collection' ahead of Pride Month

Fashion & Homeware

Reebok launches 'Pride Collection' ahead of Pride Month

20 May 2019

Fighting for the right to love: It's time to end un-African prejudice

Online Media

Fighting for the right to love: It's time to end un-African prejudice

Michael Hathorn, Issued by Ginkgo Agency 16 May 2019

Here are the arguments for and against banning the old South African flag

Human Rights Law

Here are the arguments for and against banning the old South African flag

Ciaran Ryan 29 Apr 2019