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CALLING AFRICAN TRANS* ACTIVISTS

CAPACITY BUILDING WORKSHOP: AUGUST 2022 APPLICATION DEADLINE: 15 June 2022 ENGLISH The International Trans Fund (ITF) with support of the European Union is honored to announce its capacity-building workshop for African trans* activists. The workshop aims to provide capacity-building support to Trans and gender-diverse persons from around the African continent in order to give them…

Nurturing Community Wellness on IDAHOBIT

Iranti celebrated International Day Against Homophobia, Biphobia, Intersexphobia & Transphobia (IDAHOBIT) with two events over the week, including a wellness day and a regional webinar. To commemorate IDAHOBIT, the Iranti Programmes team, in collaboration with Communications and Media team , organised a day of wellness and self-care for queer activists  from the community-based organisations that we…

Iranti & Gender Dynamix win the bid to bring IGLA to Cape Town in 2024

As we commemorate International Day Against Biphobia, Intersexphobia and Transphobia, Iranti and Gender Dynamix (GDX) are heartened to receive Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Mr. Ronald Lamola’s support and endorsement of our successful bid to host the International Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Trans, and Intersex Association (ILGA) World Conference to be held in Cape Town…

Crystal Hendricks appointed as Chair of Intersex Steering Committee of IGLA World

Iranti celebrates the appointment of Crystal Hendricks as the Chair of Intersex Steering Committee of ILGA World. Crystal is a passionate Intersex human rights defender, born and raised in Cape Town. She is the Intersex Rights Programme Officer for Iranti and is involved in various intersex-related activities in South Africa and the Region. She also…

PRESS RELEASE: Iranti and Gender Dynamix bid for Cape Town to host the biggest LGBTIQ conference in the world 

06 MAY 2022  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE  Gender Dynamix (GDX) and Iranti are excited to announce that we have partnered  in a bid to bring the largest global gathering of LGBTIQ changemakers back to the African continent for the first time in 23 years.  . Today a joint team from Iranti and Gender Dynamix will present South…

#KZNFLOODS: CIVIL SOCIETY EMERGENCY RELIEF DRIVE

 PRESS STATEMENT  14 APRIL 2022  KwaZulu-Natal has been ravaged by heavy rains and flooding over the past few days. The floods have been declared a provincial disaster by the National Department of Co-operative Governance and Traditional Affairs (CoGTA). Over 300 lives have been lost to date and many more people have been displaced. As with…

PRESS RELEASE: Iranti bids farewell to founding Executive Director and welcomes Acting Co-Executive Directors

PRESS RELEASE  14 APRIL  2022  In October 2021 Iranti announced that its founding Director, Jabu Pereira would step down and exit the organisation. Today we announce the appointment of Nolwazi Tusini, Iranti’s Communications and Media Manager, and Jade Jacobs, Iranti’s Knowledge and Research Manager, as Iranti’s interim Co-Executive Directors. Tusini and Jacobs, both fierce feminists…

PRESS RELEASE: Iranti welcomes life imprisonment sentences for the hate crime rape of 19 yr old lesbian woman.

6 APRIL 2022  For immediate release Iranti welcomes the Atteridgeville Regional Court’s decision to sentence Getwin Moloto, 30, and Lebohang Makola, 35, to life imprisonment for the hate crime rape of a 19-year-old lesbian woman in 2020. The victim was attacked  on 16 December 2020 in Atteridgeville while she was returning home. She  was trying…