As South Africa marked Pride Month, Limakatso Puling was shot dead in Durban News of two more queer murders in KwaZulu-Natal has soured celebrations marking the end of Pride Month in South Africa. As Johannesburg saw a slate of Pride-themed parties and events planned this weekend, MambaOnline received reports of the killing of Limakatso Puling and Sifiso Mxolisi Shange.
Puling, in their twenties, was shot and killed in Avoca Hills, Durban on Tuesday 12 October. According to media reports, they and a friend were accosted by men walking home.
The men demanded Puling’s phone, and when they refused to hand it over, one of the robbers shot them in the head. Hlengiwe Buthelezi, Director of the KwaZulu-Natal LGBT Recreation organisation, who