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Sun and solidarity: From left: Deputy Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development Andries Nel, human-rights advocate and LGBTQIA+ activist Dr Thulani Mhlongo, Deputy Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities Steve Letsike; LGBTQIA+ and human-rights activist, and Dr Bev Ditsie. Photo: Angelo Louw

Pride, protest and power: Who really owns queer liberation in Joburg?

Amid boycotts and protests, queer Joburg found something radical at Zoo Lake — a Pride rooted in love, agency and authenticity

Heidi Thembeka Sincuba

Mixed signals: Democratic Alliance members marched alongside LGBTQIA+ people at the annual Cape Town Pride Parade. (Rodger Bosch/AFP)

The DA’s pledge to support LGBTQIA+ people is riddled with inconsistencies

The Democratic Alliance needs to realistically assess how it can support LGBTQIA+ people, particularly if it wants to claim to help this community

Cassandra Roxburgh

Teenage pregnancy needs to move from pointing out problems to finding solutions

Less talk, more solutions, says Soul City on teen pregnancy debates

The institute is hosting a webinar to discuss South Africa’s teen pregnancy rates and child rape

Marcia Zali