Sokhela’s rapist and murderer sentenced to 22 years On 30 July 2015 at the Pretoria North District Court, Judge Mokgosi handed a sentence of 22 years to Thabo Molefe for raping and murdering Tembelihle “Lihle” Sokhela. Read the press release… or see pictures of the protesters and supporters of Thembelihle Sokela
Thembelihle Sokhela’s murder finally goes to High Court South Africa, 22 July 2015 The trial of Thembelihle Sokhela, a lesbian woman from Daveyton, finally goes to the Pretoria High Court. The case of Thembelihle’s murder will commence at the Pretoria High Court from Monday 27 to Friday 31 July. Thembelihle Sokhela, a 28-year old lesbian…
South Africa, 14 July 2015 Njabulo Maseko presents on human rights violation on transgender persons at last year’s Transgender day of Remembrance November 2014,Constitution Hill, Johannesburg Njabulo Maseko with Jabu Pereira of Iranti, Gloden Thani of the Department of Education and Neloufar Khan of Social Development on Transgender Day of Remembrance 20 November 2014. Njabulo…
South Africa, 14 July 2015 A hangout moment with Transgender activists at CFCS. Dalziel Leone, with Immanuela, Apako and Jabu On Sunday 14 June 2015 we were all set for the journey, the East African Trans group. It was quite a chilly morning and took a lot of effort to be at the pick-up…
South Africa, 10 July 2015 My name is Seoketsi Tshepo Mooketsi, an ambitious, Trans Activist and Feminist. I reside in a rural township named Schweizer-Reneke in the North West Province, which is surrounded by agricultural farms. There is also a lack of political will from local government in addressing issues such as sexism, homophobia, gender…
South Africa, 5 July 2015 Between 3-9 May 2015, LGBTI activists from seven countries gathered in Johannesburg for a 6-day intense training workshop on video advocacy and storytelling. This was co-hosted by Iranti and Witness, an organisation based in New York that uses video to document and advocate for human rights. This training followed the…
Exhibition: Thursday, 2 July at 18h30. You’re invited! Lizamore & Assoc. Gallery 155 Jan Smuts Avenue, Johannesburg Johannesburg, 1 July 2015 In a globalized world, few marriages are still arranged for economic, social or political gain; and with it procreation, for the purpose of producing an heir, has ceased to be a primary function of matrimonial unions….
South Africa, 13 June 2015 Thirty-nine years ago, on June 16 1976, young learners from Soweto organised a national resistance campaign against apartheid. The racially segregated system meant that Black students were subjected to an inferior education system and Afrikaans was enforced as a language of instruction. Equally, young people witnessed how their families suffered…
Johannesburg, 11 June 2014 A needs assessment report by Transgender and Intersex Africa (TIA)has indicated that among a sample of 500 transgender people, 32% do not have a matric certificate. Most of them dropped out of school before grade 12 because of bullying. Read the entire statement.
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