Phinah Kodisang
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27 Apr, 2026
Thirty-two years later, the paradox is stark: South Africa has some of the most robust legislation protecting women and girls - the Domestic Violence Act, the Sexual Offences Act, the Gender-Based Violence and Femicide National Strategic Plan.
Our FLAC Fellow from Limpopo, Ankonisaho Bhakaha, recently attended a transformative workshop focused on intellectual disability awareness, inclusion, and equal treatment. The experience offered deep learning, practical skills development, and a powerful reminder of what true inclusion looks like in action.
The Soul City Institute for Social Justice (SCI) welcomes today’s landmark finding by the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) that Eastern Cape Judge President Selby Mbenenge is guilty of gross misconduct following a sexual harassment investigation.
The Free State Department of Health, led by MEC for Health Mr. Monyatsa Mahlatsi, together with Tokologo Mayor Cllr. B.E. Seakge, joined Grade 11 and 12 learners, community members, and key stakeholders for a powerful Fight Against Teenage Pregnancy engagement in Boshoff.
The Soul City Institute will join other stakeholders at the Community Health Awareness and Screening Open Day on 27 March 2026 at Ipopeng Clinic in Mantserre Village.
Fellows Mihlali Mzimkulu, Nolwazi Ziqubu, Amogelang Tabane, and Glentia Phiri
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17 Feb, 2026
In the wake of the recent State of the Nation Address, some young leaders from our Feminist Leadership Academic Centre (FLAC) Fellowship have come forward with clear, thoughtful, and urgent demands for national accountability. Their messages reflect the lived realities of many South Africans especially young people navigating barriers to education, employment, safety, and economic opportunity.
The recent State of the Nation Address (SONA) once again gave us chit chat, gave us umbeko that was reheated ( reheated rhetoric) , attempted to make us think they have elevated the issue of South Africa’s water crisis. Yet for millions of South Africans, this crisis is not new, nor is it temporary. It has been a daily reality for years one that exposes the deep inequalities, governance failures, and structural poverty that continue to define life for many households.
Johannesburg, February 2026 – This February, as we observe Reproductive Health Month and STI & Condom Week, the Soul City Institute for Social Justice (SCI) is proud to be on the ground, working directly with young people and communities to break the silence around sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR). As an intersectional feminist organisation that has reached over 80% of South Africa for more than two decades, we remain committed to ensuring that girls, young women, and gender minorities can live with dignity, exercise self-determination, and access the health and well-being they need to reach their full potential.
Freedom Day and the Unfinished Work of Liberation: Investing in Young Women and Girls Is Urgent
