Category Archives: Khayelitsha township

2013 June 30: When Women’s private parts have no Privacy

Posted on June 30, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

by Lerato Dumse Women in South Africa face many challenges; however, being a woman in some parts of Makhaza, Khayelitsha must be a nightmare. The issue was first brought to my attention in 2010, when residents marched against Khayelitsha open … Continue reading →

Posted in Another Approach Is Possible, As we are, Before You, Community, Creating awareness, Education, Evidence, Expression, Feminism, Health, Johannesburg, Khayelitsha township, Our lives in the picture, Rape, Records and histories, SA mainstream media, Townships, We Care, We Still Can with/out Resources, Writing is a Right, Youth voices | Tagged | 8 Comments

2013 April 10: Another black lesbian activist has fallen

Posted on April 11, 2013 by inkanyiso2009

Report by Christie van Zyl As fellow South Africans especially members of African National Congress commemorates 20 years of Chris Hani’s brutal killing in Boksburg, Johannesburg (April 10, 2013). Freegender members, allies and the black lesbian community at large gathered … Continue reading →

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