Empower Feminist Youth Voices To Fight Inequality And Violence Against Women
It is critical to empower youth feminist voices in the fight for the prevention of gender-based violence and gender inequality, and promote inclusive youth participation…
Category: Activator Opinions
Free DNA Tests at Government Clinics and Hospitals
By: Mary Morotoba It was recently announced that DNA tests will be conducted for free at government health institutions from June 2022. DNA testing is…
Is Our Democracy in Decay?
By: Lindelani Mnisi They say there’s a light at the end of every tunnel, but no one could blame you if you were having a…
ACTIVATE! 365 Days of Activism
Women and children experience violence on a daily basis in South Africa albeit the idea of women walking freely in the streets and children playing…
It’s Just Another Hashtag!
By Esihle Dayimani According to the UN Women, 16 Days of Activism against Gender-Based Violence is “an annual international campaign that kicks off on 25…
Let FW de Klerk Rest and Be Mourned By the People He Led!
By Sthembiso Shandu [DISCLAIMER]: The views expressed here by an Activator are not the views of ACTIVATE! Change Drivers. FW de Klerk, a man who…
Guess Local is not So Lekker, Huh?
By: Selokela Molamodi The 2021 local government elections were such an interesting way to enter the last bit of the year. After everything we have…
I’m Not Crazy
“The human condition is such that suffering and distress are very much part of life.” (Barlow & Durand, 2012) During the course of this year,…
I’m Not Anti-Vaxx, I Just Won’t Vaccinate
By: Mo Senne In any given scenario on a spectrum, it is imperative to isolate what someone will not do from what they impose on…
Traditional Wear Is Temporary, Heritage Is Forever!
By: Tlotliso May The month of September marks a celebratory mood for most Africans who pride themselves with being African ��� at least once a…
How the Menstrual Cycle Can Be Debilitating
By: Kananelo Khoetsa Period poverty is defined as the lack of access to sanitary products, menstrual hygiene education, basic sanitary services such as clean toilets,…
I am a woman – just different
By Selokela Molamodi A wise woman once said: “There is no better representation of beauty that someone who is unafraid to be herself.��� This quote…
The Dire Need for Digital Literacy in South Africa
By: Lindelani Mnisi, 2019 Activator So how did we get here? How did we get to a point in our country where we’re seeing massive…
I am worried. So worried.
By: Zilungile Zimela The situation that is taking place in some parts of the country as I see it from a spectator’s point of view,…
They Call It “The Purge SA”: A Cognitive Dissonance
By: Mo Senne There is no definitive truth about any given situation – more than one truth can exist simultaneously without invalidating the other. For…
Youth of 1976 & Youth of Today
By: Kananelo Khoetsa One of the greatest tragedies of governing bodies is the dependency that they establish in their states. This is best exemplified in…
Tribute to Dr. Vuyokazi Mahlati
By Koketso Marishane We join the global community on land and agrarian rights activists, apolitical rural land for development formations as well as apolitical and…
Celebrating Our Unsung Heroes
By Brian Hlongwane We cannot celebrate nor commemorate youth month without paying homage to the 3000 – 10000 brave young men and women who marched…
Freedom Day: 27 Years Later, Nothing Has Changed!
By Tebogo Lesoro When South Africa held its first democratic elections in 1994 ending the cruel era of Apartheid, the world thought South Africa would…
To Take The Vaccine Or Not To Take The Vaccine!
By Lindelani Mnisi The year is 2021 and although the times may look strange, many things about the times still look quite familiar. Lately, we…
