LGBTI
Homophobic staff at Cape Quarter coffee shop make chef’s life a misery
Bootlegger management says homophobia is unacceptable and it is rectifying the situation
Brief | 16 April 2019
Testosterone back in stock after stockout
Solidarity march at UCT to raise awareness about drug shortage
Brief | 27 March 2019
Magistrate finds that murder of Noxolo Xakeka was not a hate crime
Bongile Joni pleads guilty, sentenced to an effective eight years in prison
By Kim Reynolds
Brief | 11 October 2018
Gay Congolese man’s harrowing journey to reach asylum in South Africa
But Saadi Ali Tokiti says he feels unsafe and unwanted in Cape Town
News | 10 August 2018
Magistrate threatens “uncooperative” murder accused’s freedom
Bongile Joni was released on a warning despite being charged with murdering a Strand woman allegedly because of her sexual orientation
Brief | 18 July 2018
Gay couples complain of discrimination at Home Affairs
Legal Resources Centre and Free Gender want law repealed that allows officials to refuse to marry same-sex couples
News | 18 July 2018
Policeman accused of beating women because they are lesbian
Officer due to appear in court on 17 July
Brief | 3 July 2018
Lesbian murder trial to start in Strand
Activists are demanding that the state explain why the accused is not in jail
Brief | 26 June 2018
Court rules that religion cannot be used as a defence for anti-gay hate speech
An explanation of the Equality Court’s ruling against against Pastor Oscar Bougaardt
Law | 15 June 2018