5 Mid Mornings

As the country continues the fight against GBV, YB5 spotlights the organisations in the frontline, this time is a grassroots organisation called Tosunga Baninga. Teaching us about the unique sheltering process implemented by the organisation, LGBTQIA+ Representative Elle Mosuoe connects with us and explains the importance of art in Tosunga's advocacy work efforts and how they show up for...

Mohau Cares Social Welfare Trust offers Family Services and other poverty alleviation assistance to anyone in need. This is what we learn from the organisation's medal liaison, Mancha Ramusi, in this episode of YB5 - as we unpack the possibility for a poverty-free Mzansi. Tertiary students looking for help with registration fees could look to the organisation for assistance.

Growing apart from friends is more normal than people admit.

Is there a movie or TV series that you watch around the holidays?

A new dating app is launched. Instead of a photo of the person, it shows you a photo of their bedroom, car, kitchen, shoes, how they have their tea/coffee, things like that... what photo would tell you the most about someone, and would you be most interested to see to choose a potential date?

Most people can talk, very few actually listen

Be The Voice GBV Foundation Joining us for a conversation about the power of silence and the organisation's expectations after the National Disaster was declared, founder of Be The Voice, Candice Engelbrecht sheds more light for survivors. We also explore the social media tools by the organisations for survivors to begin and continue the healing journey post-trauma.

Crime Prevention Social Worker at NICRO, Lwandile Makwenkwe joins us for a conversation about the programmes offered at the organisation. We get an understanding of the NICRO model and how the work being done in the ADAPT programme is directed towards adolescents and not adults struggling with addiction.

Advancing Children For Success's Christine Rudolph joins us for a conversation about the effects of GBV on adolescent girls. We also unpack the importance of sexual and reproductive health awareness and the effects of poverty, namely orphanhood and the gender disparity it creates.

In the 13th episode of "16 Days, 16 Voices" we hear from Constance in Tembisa. Her story begins with a husband who controlled her every move, refusing to let her go to work and accusing her of cheating whenever she did. One evening, after taking a taxi home from work, she was attacked and gang raped by seven strangers. She went home in shock and could not bring herself to speak. Instead of recogni...

Bonnie’s story begins when she was 9, in a home where the person meant to protect her became the source of her fear. After a run in with older boys in her neighbourhood, he dragged her by her hair and screamed at her. That moment was the beginning of a pattern. She grew up with insults thrown at her like they were normal, and with a hand striking her face whenever he lost control. The damage...

Promise represents many women in South Africa whose childhoods were marked by abuse they could not name at the time. In the story, she is harmed by a family member and grows up carrying the weight of it alone. Years later an outreach worker from POWA visits her community, opening a door she never had before. Through counseling sessions she finally spoke out about how she was groomed, harmed, and t...

In the 16th episode of "16 Days, 16 Voices" we hear from Balisa. Her story, like so many others, begins with a controlling and abusive relationship. Her partner tried to dictate every part of her life, from where she worked to how she grieved a loss in her family. Tensions escalated and in a moment of unimaginable violence, she was shot in the eye and left unconscious, sustaining life‑changing inj...

Expanding our understanding of vulnerable children to include tertiary students, CEO Palesa Matuludi speaks on how the organisation is supporting them as a part of the vulnerable youth. Palesa further elaborates on the use of sport as a means to instill positive life values and promote well-being.