Today the world commemorates World AIDS Day (WAD) under the theme “End inequalities. End Aids. End pandemics”. This day is an opportunity for people worldwide to unite in the fight against HIV, show support for people living with HIV, and commemorate those who have died from an HIV-related illness.
On the 5th of November 2021, Soul City conducted a wellness event. This is a twice a year event in which we strive to establish a work environment that is both physically and psychologically healthy.
On the 1st of October 2021, the Strategic and Integration department hosted a Safetipin workshop in Durban in collaboration with the eThekwini Municipality, where the results of the Safetipin audits were presented.
Soul City Limpopo Office Hosted the Launch of Youth Zone integrated with Cheka Impilo Screening Services on the 16 October 2021 at Malamulele Clinic (Godfrey Mahlaule Site).
The Soul City Institute for Social Justice is appalled by the overturning by Acting Judge Tembeka Ngcukaitobi and Judge Nyameko Gqamana of the seven-year prison sentence originally handed down to Loyiso Coko for raping his partner.
Today is International Day of the Girl Child themed "Digital generation. Our generation." The question we must ask ourselves is what have we done or what are we doing for the girl child?
23 000 pregnancies among 10-19-year-olds in Gauteng, 934 unattended cases of statutory rape, 1300 new cases of HIV in 10–19-year-old girls every week, is unacceptable.
Last Friday, Code Red staged actions in 7 locations across SA to demand a Universal Basic Income Grant, an end to fiscal austerity, an end to government and corporate looting, The resourcing and implementation of the National Strategic Plan on GBVF and the National Health Insurance and our SCI Joburg team was invited.
Our country celebrates Women's Month in August. We also remember the more than 20,000 women who marched to the Union Buildings on August 9, 1956, to protest the extension of women's pass laws.
Our Soul City Limpopo office has partnered with Shingwedzi TVET College for the Quarterly " First Thing First Campaign (HIV TESTING SERVICE)" on the 25th of August 2021, with the goal of increasing awareness of the importance of getting tested for HIV among college students in the province.
Our SCI Gauteng office held a condom distribution activity/campaign in Duduza informal settlement to encourage the use of dual contraceptives and to educate the community about female condoms which most are still not comfortable using.
934 girls aged 10-14 years old in South Africa gave birth between April 2020 and March 2021 in Gauteng.
World AIDS Day - End inequalities. End Aids. End pandemics.
