In celebration of Youth Month, Onica Makwakwa, director of Wise 4 Afrika hosted a live Wise Talk with Kgali Kedijang and Sarah Reddy. Both of whom are the participating young women in Wise’s efforts to build feminist jurisprudence in South Africa.
Read MoreThe article Sunday World posted as an apology was a far cry from a regretful acknowledgement of an offence or failure. As such, in response to what they published, we’ve penned what we believe should have published in its stead.
Read MoreAbsolute power corrupts absolutely; at least, this much is true according to John Dalburg, formally known as Lord Acton. In a letter to Archbishop Mandell Creighton of the Anglican Church, Lord Acton commented on the hypocrisy of how religious leaders were being judged in comparison to commoners. He went on to write, “Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority.”
Read MoreIn 2020, when asked “how are we holding up okes”, I commented, “we are living in perpetual grief....” True to its pervasive nature, gender-based violence continues to ravage the lives of women across south africa and the world at large. In response, Carin Bester, artist and activist, has relaunched her She Had A Name performance art series for 2021.
Read MoreI am anxious for the victims of violence and abuse who don’t report crimes against them in fear of reprisal, intimidation, ridicule and not being believed. Immobilized by the lack of urgency and commitment to eradicating poverty, inequality and unemployment decimating African women...I am stunned by the emergence of sudden funding to combat GBV when these resources have not been made available for the last 25 years in South Africa.
Read MoreAndy Kawa’s experience of gang rape and the eventual incompetence of the South African Police Service is, grimly, all too familiar. Due to inaction on SAPS’s part, she sought recourse via a civil suit. She initially won, but is going to ConCourt to win the appeal. Together we can #EradicateVictimization. We urge those who can to stand in solidarity both online and in court.
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