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Despite voter apathy, the 2024 elections have been touted as a significant election in South Africa’s young democracy. Instead of distracting us with food parcels, dances and kissing babies, we urge political parties to take this opportunity to demonstrate their dedication to creating a safe and equal society for all.
Once again, economic development comes at the cost of women’s safety.
Our 2022/2023 financial year started on a high note, as the Soul City Institute for Social Justice received an award in April 2022 for being ranked as one of South Africa’s Top Gender Empowered Companies in our sector. As a Top Gender Empowered Company, we are seen as actively creating initiatives to sustainably celebrate and uplift women, as well as contributing to gender empowerment.
The absence from the TV screens of South Africans doesn’t mean that the Soul City they love and trust no longer exists. Our 28 years of existence is testament to that
South Africa legalised abortion in 1996, through the Choice in Termination of Pregnancy Act, which gives women and girls, regardless of age or marital status, the right to access abortion services within the first 12 weeks of pregnancy. The act can also extend access to 20 weeks of pregnancy in specific cases.
Welcome to our limited podcast series, unpacking the Maputo Protocol. Co-hosts Phinah Kodisang and Pontsho Pilane connect with other African feminists to track the progress made by various African countries in implementing the provisions of the Maputo Protocol.
As we remember the women of 1956, who marched against oppression, we reflect worryingly on the multiple barriers that still hold women and girls back from accessing their rights.