Profile of Itumeleng Komanyane, Manager of the International Partnerships and Networks unit
Meet the manager of our IPN unit, contributing as an instructor to our short course held in Nairobi.
Profile of Course Director, Dr Paula Tavrow
Sharing a profile of Dr Paula Tavrow, the Director of our course on “Women’s Health, Masculinities and Empowerment”.
Radio drama “Thuthuzeleka” officially launched
Radio series aims to provide practical information, offer support to survivors, and challenge negative misconceptions about rape.
Participants in the Women’s Health, Masculinities and Empowerment course study a paper entitled “Global Women’s Health in 2010: Facing the Challenges”
Details of some theoretical material referred to in the course.
Addressing masculinities and empowerment to benefit women’s health and advocacy
Sonke’s short course on gender empowerment commences in Nairobi, Kenya.
Silicosis: Court lets NGOs join class action
Greg Nicolson of the Daily Maverick reports on Sonke’s victory in the ongoing legal battle against South Africa’s gold mines.
Treatment Action Campaign and Sonke Gender Justice admitted to historic class action
Civil society organisations’ joint application to act as amici curiae finally approved.
Ruling in TAC and Sonke’s application to intervene in upcoming silicosis lawsuit expected tomorrow
Tomorrow (Friday, 28 August 2015) Sonke and TAC will receive a verdict on their application for amici curiae status.
Article on Times Live about TAC and Sonke wanting to join mineworkers’ class action
Ernest Mabuza reports on the ongoing application to become amici curiae in the upcoming lawsuit.
TAC and Sonke approach court to intervene in historic gold mining action
Sonke to receive verdict regarding its application to act as amici curiae in the upcoming lawsuit against the mining industry.
Patrick Godana to discuss Fatherhood on Radio Zibonele and Bush Radio today
Raising relevant points regarding how an involved father improves both child development and maternal health.
Invitiation to a public panel on the reinstatement of the joint parliamentary committee on HIV & AIDS
Sonke and other civil society groups push for the reinstatement of the disbanded JCHIV in South Africa.
Mbuyiselo Botha discusses Oscar Pistorius’s early release from prison on SABC Newsroom
Is Pistorius’s brief prison sentence part of a larger pattern of inadequate punishment against intimate femicide in South Africa?
South African sex workers and activists applaud Amnesty International support of the decriminalisation of sex work
Civil society groups highlight the health and safety benefits of decriminalising sex work among consenting adults.
Global webinar on increasing men’s utilization of HIV services
Watch the video of Sonke and partners’ HIV webinar, held in Stellenbosch.
Sonke, Gun Free SA and Women’s Legal Centre launch campaign “Know the Law, Use the Law, Save a Life”
Sonke and partners aim to make South African women aware of their right to get firearms confiscated from abusive partners.
Sonke’s Policy Development & Advocacy Specialist, Tanya Charles writes on silicosis in the M&G today
Charles and Pierce collaborate to tell the stories of miners inflicted with silicosis and retrenched with little or no compensation.
A Call to the African Union Leadership – End Impunity Now!
Civil society organisations band together to demand justice for the South African government’s failure to detain Al-Bashir.
MenEngage Africa commends Mozambique for decriminalisation of homosexuality and urges other African countries to follow suit
Mozambique’s successful abolishment of colonial-era anti-homosexuality laws provides an example for all African countries to follow.
Government and Media Liaison Manager, Patrick Godana discusses fatherhood and gender-based violence on radio this week
Patrick Godana is scheduled as a guest star on three different radio stations throughout this week, discussing GBV and fatherhood.
Invitation to Unite Against Corruption March public meeting
Invitation to meeting and march – to be attended by Sonke staff – in protest of government corruption.
Civic groups want arrests over Al-Bashir
Sonke Gender Justice and other civil society organisations call for justice following Al-Bashir’s unhindered exfiltration from South Africa.
Sonke presents findings at the 2015 International AIDS Society Conference in Vancouver
Sonke presents findings from a study that links community mobilisation to an increase in HIV testing within the community.
Government and Media Liaison Specialist, Mbuyiselo Botha discusses GBV on Impact FM
Mbuyiselo Botha discusses the profound impact of gender-based violence and what Sonke is doing to combat it.