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…

Cape Town, 11 June 2014 A photogallery on the Critically Queer exhibition curated by Jabu Pereira from Iranti, and the colloquium on the crisis in Africa, curated by Dr Zethu Matebeni from Huma, UCT. Neo Musangi performed at the Jammie Stairs at UCT. Their performance is titled, Killing The Dead. Neo Musangi writes on the…