On 16 June 2025, in celebration of Youth Day, the Matthew Goniwe clinic in Makhaza in Cape town will lead a powerful youth-focused health and wellness event, “Healthy Youth, Healthy Nation- Empowering community through wellness” in partnership with key stakeholders, including our Cape Town office.
We are seeking the services of committed community radio station partners to help us realise this vision and ensure that critical health messages reach youth audiences in an engaging, accessible, and impactful way.
The state of child safety in South Africa is in crisis. Even though people have been asking for change, not enough is being done to protect our children at school.
From April to June, Soul City Institute and other key partners supported by National Department of Health (NDOH) will soon roll out a series of dynamic, youth-focused activities across South Africa in support of the national “Close the Gap” campaign.
In March 2025, over 1000 children from KwaZulu-Natal, Rustenburg, and Mpumalanga came together for the much-anticipated Soul Buddyz Congress. This annual event, hosted by Soul City Institute and supported by the AIDS Foundation of South Africa, celebrated the dedication and hard work of Soul Buddyz Club (SBC) members, while also serving as a platform for networking, collaboration, and youth empowerment.
The Omotoso acquittal is not just a legal failure, it’s a betrayal of survivors. Soul City Institute calls out the NPA’s mishandling of the case and demands accountability for a justice system that continues to fail women and girls in South Africa.
Soul City Institute for Social Justice is deeply saddened and outraged by the horrific rape of a seven-year-old child in Matatiele, while in the care of Bergview College in the Eastern Cape. We join the public in demanding justice, accountability, and urgent action.
The Free State Department of Health has launched a groundbreaking initiative in Bloemfontein to address teenage pregnancy by providing contraceptive implants to learners. This initiative, in collaboration with the Soul City Institute and Lovelife, ensures that learners receive these services on a voluntary basis, with informed consent as a key priority.
Phinah Kodisang and Pontsho Pilane
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19 Mar, 2025
It is painful and infuriating to watch the international human rights order that inspired our constitution come under attack by right-wing political formations in the US and Europe.
Reaching Youth Through Health Calendar Events: Empowering Wellness, One Young Person at a Time
