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A teen died after he was allegedly tortured at a South African training camp that claimed it could turn teen boys into "men."

Cape Town Pride is quickly approaching and for those of you heading to this ultimate South African rainbow celebration Feb. 22 - Mar. 2, here is EDGE’s countdown of can’t-miss experiences above and beyond the Pride itinerary.

LGBT activists are criticizing a South African school for discriminating against gay students and for having a program that can "cure" homosexuality.

Three men have been arrested in the killing of a South African gay man and may be linked to a gang of robbers that killed seven other gay men in the country during the last two years.

A woman from South Africa claims she was brutally attacked by three security guards after she kissed her girlfriend goodbye before heading to work.

Wendelinus Hamutenya recently won the Mr. Gay Namibia contest, which made him the first black African to enter Mr. Gay World. Shortly after his win, however, the 25-year-old was brutally beaten by two men.

South Africa has some of the best LGBT friendly spots in the world, which offer an incredible escape from the harsh north winters, attracting thousands of members of the LGBT community to Cape Town each year.

A court in South Africa has intervened to prevent the government from purchasing a huge supply of condoms from China for use in the fight against AIDS, ruling that the condoms for which the government contracted are inadequately sized.

The body of a missing lesbian in a Cape Town, South Africa, township was discovered in a trash bin a year after she disappeared. A neighbor stands accused of raping and murdering her after she refused to have sex with him.

President Jacob Zuma on Thursday appointed Mogoeng Mogoeng as chief justice of South Africa, casting aside accusations that the judge has been lenient on rapists and is homophobic.