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The winners of the inaugural Inclusive Lens Awards at Fame Week Africa. Image supplied.

Film

Inclusive Lens Awards debut at Fame Week Africa with spotlight on diversity

4 Sep 2024

How can brands be better LGBTQ+ allies?

Branding

How can brands be better LGBTQ+ allies?

Leigh Kelly Andrews and Mark Fisher, Issued by Kantar 27 Jun 2024

Inclusive Lens Awards to recognise diverse narratives in film and series

Film & Cinematography

Inclusive Lens Awards to recognise diverse narratives in film and series

30 May 2024

Whistleblower story wins Best African Film award

Film & Cinematography

Whistleblower story wins Best African Film award

Issued by Giant Films 5 Mar 2024

Marketing

Embracing diversity: How brands can authentically support the LGBTQI+ community

Juandre Appelgryn 27 Feb 2024

Runs in the Family: SA movie nominated for Glaad Media Award

Film & Cinematography

Runs in the Family: SA movie nominated for Glaad Media Award

Issued by Giant Films 19 Jan 2024

Human Rights Law

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

Frans Viljoen 16 Oct 2023

#MentalHealth: Students encouraged to use Higher Health crisis helpline

Higher Education

#MentalHealth: Students encouraged to use Higher Health crisis helpline

11 Oct 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

Uganda parliament passes harsh anti-LGBTQ bill mostly unchanged

Aaron Ross 2 May 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

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

Elias Biryabarema 22 Mar 2023

Fame Film Shorts Festival calls for entries

Film

Fame Film Shorts Festival calls for entries

3 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

Source: Pixabay.

HIV/AIDS

Injectable HIV treatment offers hope to Ugandan patients

22 Dec 2022

5 ways we can walk the inclusive talk

Marketing

5 ways we can walk the inclusive talk

Adam Hunter, Issued by Hook, Line & Sinker 29 Jun 2022

Radio & Audio

New York Festivals Radio Awards 2022 winners announced

28 Apr 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

Senegal rejects bid to toughen strict anti-LGBT law

6 Jan 2022

Women empowerment key in fight against HIV and Aids

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

Women empowerment key in fight against HIV and Aids

2 Dec 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

Image source: Anete Lusina from

Human Rights Law

Full legal recognition for gender diverse persons - a Constitutional right

8 Nov 2021

Fulu Mugovhani is caught in a love triangle with a twist in Umakoti Wethu

Film

Fulu Mugovhani is caught in a love triangle with a twist in Umakoti Wethu

Issued by Showmax 23 Sep 2021

Source: Rabia Elif Aksoy –

Legislation

Have your last say on Hate Crime, Hate Speech bill

20 Aug 2021

"This is hate speech" - ConCourt rules

Human Rights Law

"This is hate speech" - ConCourt rules

Dakalo Singo 4 Aug 2021

Crocs partners with SA queer creatives on Pride campaign

Retail Marketing

Crocs partners with SA queer creatives on Pride campaign

28 Jun 2021

Dono White, lead strategist at VMLY&R

Branding

Creating a culture of acceptance: in conversation with Dono White from VMLY&R

Emily Stander 14 Jun 2021

Digital

VMLY&R launches the Proud Pronoun Project

2 Jun 2021

Publishing

Black feminist writers in South Africa raise their voices in a new book

Desiree Lewis and Gabeba Baderoon 31 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

Celebrate Africa Day by exploring the continent's rich film history on Showmax

Streaming

Celebrate Africa Day by exploring the continent's rich film history on Showmax

Issued by Showmax 21 May 2021

The African and South African films to watch at the 2021 Encounters Doccie Fest

Film

The African and South African films to watch at the 2021 Encounters Doccie Fest

17 May 2021

TES addresses diversity and inclusion challenges in a post-Covid world

Talent Acquisition

TES addresses diversity and inclusion challenges in a post-Covid world

Jeandie Leone 1 Apr 2021

Old Mutual terminates sponsorship with MacG after transphobic comments

Podcasts

Old Mutual terminates sponsorship with MacG after transphobic comments

26 Jan 2021

African films and series that made waves internationally in 2020

Film

African films and series that made waves internationally in 2020

Issued by Showmax 15 Dec 2020

Advertising

Is the Pride rainbow the new 'puppies and babies and kittens' of advertising?

Lynn Madeley & Larry Khumalo 28 Oct 2020

8 African highlights to stream on Showmax, from Love Island in Cape Town to Sol Family in Kenya to Big Brother in Nigeria

Streaming

8 African highlights to stream on Showmax, from Love Island in Cape Town to Sol Family in Kenya to Big Brother in Nigeria

Issued by Showmax 27 Aug 2020

Why the pleasure and meaning of mingling in bars can't be matched by a table for 2

Food Services

Why the pleasure and meaning of mingling in bars can't be matched by a table for 2

William Straw 12 Jun 2020

Showing up at the parade

Advertising

Showing up at the parade

Issued by Dentsu 9 Jun 2020

The L Word is back - and Generation Q is already up for top LGBTIA+ awards

Streaming

The L Word is back - and Generation Q is already up for top LGBTIA+ awards

Issued by Showmax 25 May 2020

#DI2020: Ignite your inner activist - representation through illustration

Design Indaba

#DI2020: Ignite your inner activist - representation through illustration

Leigh Andrews 27 Feb 2020

Vida: Why critics adore this little Mexican-American drama about sisterhood

Streaming

Vida: Why critics adore this little Mexican-American drama about sisterhood

Issued by Showmax 17 Jan 2020

Image source: Gallo/Getty Images.

Marketing

Brand humanity marketing trends 2020

Sheila McGillivray 8 Jan 2020

Jacaranda FM's Renaldo Schwarp receives the Koker Youth Award at the Afrikaanse Taalraad (ATR) Koker Awards. Image supplied.

Radio & Audio

#Newsmaker: Jacaranda FM's Renaldo Schwarp receives 'Afrikaanse Taalraad Koker' Award

Jessica Tennant 27 Dec 2019

Jacaranda FM's Renaldo Schwarp scoops a prestigious 'Afrikaanse Taalraad Koker' Award

Radio & Audio

Jacaranda FM's Renaldo Schwarp scoops a prestigious 'Afrikaanse Taalraad Koker' Award

Issued by Jacaranda FM 4 Dec 2019

Associate Professor Amrita Pande

Medical Research

Global fertility industry reaffirms pre-existing inequalities

25 Nov 2019

Image credit: Clarke Sanders on Unsplash.

Advertising

I am Woman: More than a mother, a wife and a home cleaning enthusiast

Yaw Dwomoh 8 Aug 2019

Triple Teen Choice 2019 nominee Good Trouble now streaming in SA

Streaming

Triple Teen Choice 2019 nominee Good Trouble now streaming in SA

Issued by Showmax 2 Aug 2019

Code broken on encrypted 200-year-old diary, revealing secrets of Britain's first lesbian marriage

TV

Code broken on encrypted 200-year-old diary, revealing secrets of Britain's first lesbian marriage

Issued by Showmax 29 Jul 2019

2019 Durban Pride set to celebrate legal equality for LGBTQ+ community

Inclusion, Empowerment & Social Justice

2019 Durban Pride set to celebrate legal equality for LGBTQ+ community

26 Jun 2019