South Africa, 31 September 2015 Iranti in partnership with Gender Dynamix and GATE hosted a regional ICD (International Classification of Diseases) Conference from 27-30 September 2015 in Johannesburg, South Africa with over 30 trans and intersex activists representing 12 countries across different regions in Africa. The aim of the conference was to create a…
South Africa, 26 September 2015 Forum for the Empowerment of Women (FEW) organized yet another successful Soweto pride march. This is a day for the LGBTI community to be seen and heard and for us to claim a safe public and political space. This year’s 11th annual pride was in honour of the late…
Johannesburg, 23 September 2015 The ZwaKala meeting for Coordinators and Directors of Community Based Organsations (CBO) was facilitated by Dolar Vasani on Monday, 14 September 2015. The meeting brought together CBOs that are part of the ZwaKala prject from three provinces. Expectations were high as the participants, from Limpopo, Gauteng and North West, eloquently voiced…
Swaziland, 22 September 2015 Xolile Malume Mabuza’s funeral was held in Swaziland 6 September 2015. The Gentle Giant known to all as Malume, was memorialised by LGBTI activists from across the continent. Usuthu Mission Anglican Church couldn’t accommodate everyone who came to pay their last respects to Malume. Photo by: Ayanda Msiza Memorial service of…
Malume is Xolile Mabuza’s preferred name. He is his chosen gender pronoun. A proud Transgender rights activist and an overall human rights activist sadly passed away on the 13th September 2015. He was the founder and director of Rock of Hope and LGBTI human rights organisation in Swaziland. Iranti produced this tribute along with friends of Malume. there…
Nairobi, 14 September 2015 I have been back in Nairobi for almost three years; my understanding of Nguni languages might be waning but I do hope I can start this with a name: Xolile; one who is/has been forgiven. I barely knew him by that name. I never called him Xolile. Most of us never…
Article by Neo Musangi, co-founder of Iranti. I have been back in Nairobi for almost three years; my understanding of Nguni languages might be waning but I do hope I can start this with a name: Xolile; one who is/has been forgiven. I barely knew him by that name. I never called him Xolile. Most of…
Vaal LGBT banner at Vaal Pride 2015 South Africa, 11 September 2015 The Vaal LGBTI community celebrated their third annual Pride parade on Saturday, September 5, 2015. The event included a march through the streets of Boipatong, moving performances to commemorate the victims and survivors of hate crimes and an after-march gathering with entertainment at…
South Africa, 10 September 2015 During July and August 2015, Iranti and Pan Africa ILGA (PAI) hosted two Universal Periodic Review (UPR) workshops, in Swaziland (co-hosted by Rock of Hope and Gender Dynamix) and in Tanzania (co-hosted by Tanzania Trans Initiative). The UPR is an instrument of the United Nations (UN) Human Rights Council (HRC)…
South Africa, 7 September 2015 Journalist, Lindile Mpanza of Special Assignment, recently made a documentary on hate crimes that was screened on SABC TV on 30 August. In the programme, she highlights issues of: recent hate crime cases of Disebo Gift Makau and Thembelihle Sokhela lack of hate crimes legislation in South Africa the Rapid…
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