AfricaGender Indaba Edition 93 (40 Mins)

Disabled Access Sign

In this edition of AfricaGender Indaba… We hear of one woman’s struggle to address the needs of people living with disabilities, particularly women and girls, in a rural part of South Africa. In Kenya, a social media campaign seeking justice for a teenage girl who has been lying in a mortuary for over two months […]

AfricaGender Indaba Edition 92 (40 Mins)

Ghana Young Women

In this edition of AfricaGender Indaba… Lesotho launches a mobile app to help tackle gender-based violence. We hear that women in Ghana pay a heavy social price for not having children. And, Kenya recently hosted the 2nd National Conference on FGM, under the theme “Ending FGM is my responsibility”. We get a report-back from Elias […]

AfricaGender Indaba Edition 91 (40 Mins)

Kenya FGM

Coming up on the show, we pay tribute to the late former permanent representative of South Africa to the United Nations, Dumisani Khumalo, a man who has been described as a giant and a feminist who created platforms for women’s issues, actively facilitating women’s effective participation at the United Nations Commission on the Status of […]

AfricaGender Indaba Edition 90 (40 Mins)

Kenya FGM

In this edition of AfricaGender Indaba, Kenya-based anti-FGM campaigner, Tony Mwebia, speaks about female genital mutilation (FGM) following the December holiday break which is known as FGM peak season in Kenya. And, Yared Bagambilana, Assistant Co-Ordinator of MenEngage Tanzania, speaks about efforts to end “child marriage” in Tanzania.

AfricaGender Indaba Edition 83 (40 Mins)

AfricaGender Indaba Edition 83

In AfricaGender Indaba this week, Khopotso Bodibe profiles Emmanuel Gabari, a Nigeria-based media personality and musician who uses his craft as social activism tools – and we’ll also sample some of his music.

MenEngage Africa on #16DaysofActivism 2018

Days Of Activism March

How can men and boys be part of the #HearMeToo campaign that is the theme of 2018’s 16 Days of Activism for No Violence against Women and Children? Khopotso Bodibe discusses this question in this wide-ranging interview with MenEngage Africa’s Campaigns and Advocacy Specialist, Mpiwa Mangwiro.

AfricaGender Indaba Edition 82 (40 Mins)

Feminist Dads

In this edition of AfricaGender Indaba, Khopotso Bodibe asks: What can men do to prevent and end violence against women and children? We hear the last episode of Safe Ride, a five-part radio drama series aimed at highlighting sexual and gender-based violence in public taxis. And, we talk faith and feminism.

Faith for Gender Equality

Mpho Mabhena

Efforts to end sexual and gender-based violence need all sorts of allies to succeed. MenEngage Africa, Sonke Gender Justice and UN Women realise this, and they are hosting a seminar with faith leaders from across Africa in Johannesburg, South Africa, on 20 & 21 November 2018 to sensitise them on these issues. For more on […]

AfricaGender Indaba Edition 81 (40 Mins)

Safe Ride Material

On AfricaGender Indaba this time around, we talk about parental alienation. What is it? How does it manifest itself? And how does it contribute to absent fatherhood? It’s that time of the year when the world observes the 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence campaign. We’ll speak with Mpiwa Mangwiro, Campaigns and Advocacy Specialist […]

AfricaGender Indaba Edition 80 (40 Mins)

Senior Religious Leaders

In this edition of AfricaGender Indaba, religious leaders from across Africa gather for gender equality activism. The safety of women and girls remains a major issue on public taxis, as we’ll hear in the third episode of Safe Ride, a five-part radio drama series produced by Sonke Gender Justice. And, is South Africa finally ready […]

AfricaGender Indaba Edition 79 (40 Mins)

Cameroonian Soldiers

On AfricaGender Indaba this week, Khopotso Bodibe has an exclusive focus on one issue – the conflict that has been raging in Cameroon over the last two years and the effects it’s having on human rights and development. This is an issue that all of us – no matter where we are in the world […]

AfricaGender Indaba Edition 78 (40 Mins)

Tito Mboweni

The Minister of Finance in South Africa recently announced a tax drop on menstrual hygiene products. We’ll hear more about that in this edition of AfricaGender Indaba. We’ll also hear the second edition of a drama series highlighting the issue of sexual and gender-based violence in public taxis. And, Africa’s large youthful population presents the […]

AfricaGender Indaba Edition 77 (40 Mins)

Positive Fatherhood

In this edition of AfricaGender Indaba, Khopotso Bodibe discusses the issue of absent fathers and its impact on families. He also puts the spotlight on safety in South African taxis.

Youth speak out on leadership

Youth SDGs

The recently formed MenEngage Africa youth structure held its first capacity building workshop in Kampala, Uganda, after its formation two months ago. At the meeting, the youths discussed a host of issues, included the state of leadership on issues that matter to their development. Khopotso Bodibe, Communications Co-Ordinator of the MenEngage Africa Alliance reports.

#TotalShutDown

TotalShutDown

On the 1st of August 2018, the onset of what is observed as Women’s Month in South Africa, women and gender non-conforming persons across the country will march to highlight the plight of women and girls who continue to suffer abuse at the hands of men and boys. Called the #TotalShutDown campaign, the march has been organised […]

Criminal Justice Symposium: Sentencing and Bail

Criminal Justice Symposium

Constitutional Court judge Edwin Cameron, Venessa Padayachee, Thulani Ndlovu and Jean Redpath speaks at Sonke’s Criminal Justice Symposium on 22 June 2018. View photos from the event here.

Day of the African Child 2018

Children

The 16th of June is International Day of the African Child and Youth. The day has been celebrated annually since 1991 when it was initiated by the Organisation of African Unity, now known as the African Union. It honours young people who were massacred in Soweto, South Africa, on June 16 1976 by the apartheid […]

Conflict Resolution – Rwanda Meeting

MenEngage Africa

The MenEngage Africa Alliance and the Rwanda MenEngage Network are co-hosting a high level meeting to share experiences and lessons learned in engaging men and boys to advance peace and security on the continent. To hear more about this, MenEngage Africa Communications and Media Specialist, Khopotso Bodibe, spoke with Mpiwa Mangwiro, Campaigns and Advocacy Specialist […]

MEA Symposium Youth Focus

Josephine Mukwendi

The voices of the youth are crucial towards attaining gender equality. That is why young people from various structures are making their voices heard at the Second MenEngage Africa Symposium that is taking place in Maputo, Mozambique, from 23-27 April 2018. To hear more about the youth’s activities MenEngage Africa’s Communications Specialist, Khopotso Bodibe, spoke […]

MEA Symposium 2018

Bafana Khumalo

The Second MenEngage Africa Symposium is taking place in Maputo, Mozambique from 23-27 April 2018. The Symposium brings together activists, NGOs, government leaders, policy-makers and other actors working with men and boys to champion gender rights in Africa. To find out what this week-long meeting is about, Khopotso Bodibe, Communications Specialist for MenEngage Africa Alliance, […]

Sonke’s Bafana Khumalo discusses controversial movie, Inxeba: The Wound on Channel Africa

Inxeba The Wound

The South African film, ‘Inxeba: The Wound’ has won 19 awards at international film festivals around the world. Closer to home, the film, which features a gay storyline, has sparked outrage amongst some South Africans offended by the film’s depiction of Ulwaluko, the Xhosa initiation ceremony. In response, the Film and Publication Board reclassified the film […]