Sonke in the News

Nokhwezi Hoboyi plans for unwanted pregnancy
31 October 2014 / Sonke’s Nokhwezi Hoboyi is on Kasi FM now discussing Mmoho – Planning Teens Bright Futures campaign on preventing unintended teenage pregnancies. You can listen online: …
Sonke and Sex Workers Education and Advocacy write letter to President about the wellbeing of sex workers
29 October 2014 / Sonke’s Nomonde Nyembe, together with Cherith Sanger and Sally-Jean Shackleton from Sex Workers Education and Advocacy (SWEAT), write an open letter to President Jacob Zuma …
Sonke writes about the murder of nine year old Queen (from Delft) in the City Press
4 September 2014 / Sonke’s Bongani Kona writes in the City Press about how reporting on the rape and murder of nine year old Queen was emotionally wrenching and …
Expresso Morning Show – SABC 3
23 June 2014 / Sonke followers, you can also share your views on the debate on Expresso Morning Show – SABC 3 Facebook page Sonke Gender Justice is a NGO …
Sonke’s International Programmes Manager talks about sexual violence in conflict on London’s ResonanceFM
22 June 2014 / Sonke’s International Programmes Manager appeared on “Talking Africa”, a show on London’s Resonance FM, to bring attention to the importance of addressing sexual violence in …
Sonke’s Child Protection & Positive Discipline portfolio manager talks about positive discipline on Radio RSG
6 June 2014 / During Child Protection Week, Sonke’s Wessel van den Berg and Andre Lewaks talk on Growing Pains (Groeipyne with Johan van Lill) on Radio Sonder Grense …
Sonke’s Wessel van den Berg and Andre Lewaks will be on Radio RSG today
5 June 2014 / Sonke’s Wessel van den Berg and Andre Lewaks will be on Radio RSG today, on a show called Growing Pains (Groeipyne with Johan van Lill) …
Sonke’s Sisonke Msimang interviews a sexworker on the decriminalization of sex work
4 June 2014 / Sonke’s Sisonke Msimang co-hosts with Eusebius McKaiser! She interviews Pauline, a sexworker, about why sex work should be decriminalized. Listen on our soundcloud playlist: http://soundcloud.com/sonke/sets/sonke-on-the-radio
Sonke protests to turn the wheels of justice
31 March 2014 / This article, by Sonke’s Bongani Kona, was published in yesterday’s the Sunday Times. Kona writes about Sonke’s work with the mother of murdered Sandiswa Mhlawuli, …
Don’t Ignore the Screams Next Door
14 February 2014 / Sonke’s OPED in the M&G online on what we each can do to prevent another Reeva Steenkamp or Anene Booysen: Read the full article in …
Sonke’s Board Chair Professor Kopano Ratele writes about Boys’ and Mens’ Vulnerabilities
10 February 2014 / In his most recent blog post, Teaching Men and Boys to Understand How Some Performances of Masculinity Compromise Lives, Sonke’s Board Chair Professor Kopano Ratele argues …
Sonke op-ed published in Mail & Guardian
3 February 2014 / An op-ed by Sonke’s Mbuyiselo Botha, Dean Peacock and Czerina Patel has been published by South Africa’s Mail & Guardian newspaper. The authors argue that …
Sonke’s Michele Muzaneza interviewed about gender, HIV and GBV on World Aids Day
3 December 2013 / As part of the 16 Days of Activism Against Violence Against Women and Children, Micheline Muzaneza was interviewed on Espresso about gender, HIV, and gender-based violence. …
Detention Justice Forum website goes live
28 November 2013 / The Detention Justice Forum is a civil society coalition to advance the rights and well-being of detainees in South Africa. The Forum is co-founded and …
Sonke’s ED Dean Peacock interviewed in Journal of American Sociological Association
26 November 2013 / Two interviews with Sonke’s Executive Director Dean Peacock focus on his and Sonke’s work with men and boys: » Changing Men in South Africa » Making …