Standing together to fight rape
Rise Club chairperson, Zikhona Mbute, talks about being raped. She believes this will help others and will also help her to heal.
Golden Ladies Rise Young Women's Club is one of our clubs based in Mahikeng: Montshioa; North West. The club will be having a march for HUMAN RIGHTS DAY on Saturday, 19 March 2016 focusing on RACISM and LESBIAN GAY BISEXUAL TRANSGENDER AND INTERSEX (LGBTI).
What is the truth about virginity testing
Every year thousands of young women around South Africa are tested to find out if they are a virgin – someone who has not had sex. Some respect this as a cultural practice, others find it degrading. Rise visited a Club in KwaZulu-Natal in 2014 and spoke to some of the women involved. We also asked two young women, Nomalanga and Amanda, about their experiences.
The Ngcobo-Zintombizodwa (Girls Only) Rise Young Women’s club from a rural District in the Eastern Cape has recorded a CD. The CD has a song dedicated to Rise Young Womens Clubs, their Club Coordinator, Pienaar Motabene and Soul City.
Asnath Mahape is the first black woman pilot in South Africa. At the age of 35 she is flying huge passenger planes to placeslike London. But it has been a struggle to succeed.
SANAC Statement on HIV letter from former president Mbeki
The South African National AIDS Council has been inundated with requests from the media to respond to the letter from former President Thabo Mbeki on his Facebook page published this morning.
Murray & Roberts and Soul Buddyz Scholarship Programme Report 2010 – 2014
Eighteen learners received the Murray & Roberts Soul Buddyz Scholarships in 2010.
Rise Clubs activities weekend of 27 - 28 February
Last weekend we saw Rise Clubs across the country engaged in District meetings and other activities.
