Theme: Sexual and Reproductive Health & Rights

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Sonke Gender Justice Networks performs an ambush theatre piece at the Claremont transport hub in Cape Town, South Africa to create awareness of the Red Card Campaign Against Sexual Exploitation.

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This toolkit has been prepared to help organizations create affirmative policies which promote the positive roles that men can play in improving their own sexual and reproductive health – and those of women and children. The toolkit explains why this …

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AIDS Organisations condemn blockages by FIFA and LOC to make condoms and health related information available in FIFA controlled Stadia, fan parks and fan fests Leading South African AIDS organisations are today jointly condemning FIFA and the Local Organising Committee …

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It is never easy to talk about termination of pregnancy (TOP) as many people have strong moral objections to it. This widespread disapproval, along with misconceptions, misinformation and fear of stigma and discrimination lead many women to having backstreet abortions …

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In early June 2009, the Medical Research Council (MRC) released research detailing the extraordinarily high levels of gender violence in South Africa. The study into violence and HIV found that 28% of the men surveyed in the Eastern Cape admitted …

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“No one in this country is untouchable or above the law, and that includes you, Mr Malema” — Mbuyiselo Botha Recently, Sonke has stimulated immense media coverage around gender issues through its court action against Julius Malema, President of the …

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6 March 2009 Sonke and POWA release a joint statement calling on the South African government to clarify its position on treatment roll-out and explain why a senior representative of the government continues to distract from the real issues at hand. …

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Sonke joined the Nyanga community in protesting against the court’s decision to release on bail a Nyanga drama teacher accused of sexually abusing and raping young members of a local drama club. The case was postponed until 7 April 2009.

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“No Bail”, “We Demand Justice”, “There are no excuses for child abuse” On Thursday, 19 February 2009, Sonke joined the Nyanga community in protesting against the court’s decision to release on bail a Nyanga drama teacher accused of sexually abusing and …

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In January of 2009, Julius Malema, while addressing 150 students at the Cape Peninsula University of Technology, suggested that the woman who accused Jacob Zuma of rape had a “nice time”. Sonke took the matter to the Equality Court and …

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La campagne au nom de One Man Can (Un Homme Peut) promeut l’idée qui dit que chacun de nous a un rôle à jouer, que chacun d’entre nous peut créer un monde meilleur, plus équitable et plus juste. En même …

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The One Man Can Campaign promotes the idea that each one of us has a role to play, that each one of us can create a better, more equitable and more just world. At the same time, the campaign encourages …

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This Desk Review consequently aims to provide an overview of the status of men’s reproductive health, especially as it relates to HIV, in South Africa. The role which gender plays in impacting on both women’s and men’s health is a …

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Listen to the BBC World Service’s podcast on Sexual Violence in South Africa, by David Goldblatt or read the accompanying article on Tackling South Africa’s Rape Culture. >> listen to the podcast >> read the article

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Read the Irin Plus article “Farmworkers Challenged to Curb Risky Behaviour”.

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This focus describes the origins, philosophies and rationales of some of the early pro-feminist men’s organisations in South Africa since 1994. It looks at some of the literature on men and masculinities in South Africa and makes the claim that …