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 MoreIn this episode of Wise Talk, the Onica and Brenda discuss the amendment of the 20-year statute of limitations around when victims can pursue criminal charges against their assailants.
Read MoreIn this episode of Wise Talk, Brenda Madumise-Pajibo and Onica Makwakwa discuss the case of Naledi Phangindawo. More specifically, they discuss the implications of Obed Leshoro, the man that killed her, only being sentenced to 15 years in prison.
Read MoreIn this episode of Wise Talk, Brenda and Onica discuss the importance of reimagining gender-based violence. More so, they engage the necessity to begin using different language in order to effectively “remove [GBV] from the shadow and bring it to life.”"
Read MoreIn a call to viewers, Onica calls on victims of sexual harassment in the workplace to consider sharing their experiences anonymously via HarassMap. In this episode of Wise Talk, Brenda and Onica discuss workplace sexual misconduct as well as how best to respond.
Read MoreThe Interim Steering Committee on Gender-Based Violence and Femicide has handed over to President Cyril Ramaphosa. “At some point, we have to battle with the issue of a lack of capacity,” Onica Makwakwa says about her experience of working on the Interim Steering Committee.
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