GAYS APPEAL TO ZUMA ABOUT QWELANE
24 January 2010
The Lesbian and Gay Equality Project has appealed to President Jacob Zuma to withdraw the appointment of columnist and self-confessed homophobe Jon Qwelane as high commissioner to Uganda.

JWG REJECT THE PROPOSED APPOINTMENT OF HOMOPHOBIC JOURNALIST JON QWELANE AS AN AMBASSADOR
19 January 2010
The Joint Working Group (JWG), a network Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender and Intersex (LGBTI) organizations throughout South Africa are deeply disturbed by reports over the weekend reportedly confirmed by the Department of International Relations and Cooperation that Jon Qwelane is to be appointed as an ambassador. We are even more disturbed by suggestions that he may be sent to Uganda where a brutally homophobic piece of legislation is being debated at this time.

NEW ERA IN AIDS BATTLE
02 December 2009
"Let today be the dawn of a new era." With these words, President Jacob Zuma yesterday drew a line under the Aids denialism of South Africa's recent past and announced plans to expand access to treatment for people living with HIV and Aids while urging every citizen to help curb infection rates.

JOBURG ROCKS TO THE BEAT OF PRIDE 2009
04 October 2009
An estimated fifteen thousand gays and lesbians – and their friends and families – descended on Zoo Lake Sports Club in Johannesburg on Saturday morning to celebrate the 20th annual Joburg Gay Pride Parade.