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By Sitha Maliwa: A historic South African women’s football team is set to take centre stage at the 2026 Gay Games in Valencia, Spain, using sport as a platform for visibility, inclusion and social change. Competing under the banner of SA YAG Games, the 25-player squad brings together two generations of players: veterans from the 2006 Gay Games in Chicago- where they secured a bronze medal - and former Banyana Banyana internationals, including Portia Modise, Pinkie Majekane and Phumla Masuku. The team, South Africa’s first dedicated LGBTQ+ women’s football side, will compete in the 11-a-side Division 1 tournament this June. Team representative Phuti Matlou said the initiative goes beyond football. “YAG stands for GAY. We are using sport as a platform t...

By Sitha Maliwa: A hush is expected to fall over the Voortrekker Museum on November 14 as the lights dim and the first frame of The Unseen Voice flickers onto the screen - marking the opening of the 7th uMgungundlovu Film Festival (UFF). This year, the festival roars to life under the bold theme, “Imagine the World in My Image,” with a story that pierces the heart and ignites urgent conversations about inclusion and humanity. More than just a film festival, UFF has become a sanctuary for stories often silenced - a space where the unseen, the unheard, and the uncelebrated take centre stage. And what better way to open this year’s edition - which coincides with Disability Rights Awareness Month - than with a film that gives voice to those society t...

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PLAYING FOR PRIDE: SA’s LGBTQ+ team chases gold in Valencia

SILENCE SPEAKS: The Unseen Voice opens uMgungundlovu Film Festival with deaf empowerment story