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Lusikisiki releases it first district newsletter

Andrew Warlick — Tue, 17 Jun 2008 14:09:35 +0200

TAC Lusikisiki has launched the first edition of "Izwi Labantu" (Voice of the People), its quarterly district newsletter.

The publication is edited by Tandeka Vinjwa, a Media Literacy Practitioner at TAC's Lusikisiki office.

This edition focuses primarily on rape and gender-based violence to coincide with the District's June GBV campaign, but it also features articles on cervical cancer, child-headed households as well as an update on TAC's new campaign in Canzibe.

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Shattered Myths: The xenophobic violence in South Africa

Nathan Geffen — Mon, 16 Jun 2008 22:27:05 +0200

By Nathan Geffen, Treatment Action Campaign (TAC) Policy Co-ordinator

1 June 2008

Part One: Shattered Myths

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Violence against women: Hate Crime, murder of Lesbian Eudy Simelane,Banyana Banyana midfilder

nosisa — Thu, 08 May 2008 12:21:08 +0200

Hate Crime: The murder of Eudy Simelane 31-year-old Eudy Simelane former Banyana Banyana midfielder was gang raped and stabbed to death, last week Monday 28th of April 2007. Her body was laid to rest last week Sunday 4th of May. She was murdered in KwaTema, Ekurhuleni east of Johannesburg, returning home with friends from a tavern. She was confronted by a gang who allegedly gang raped and repeatedly stabbed her to death. Her half-naked body was found in a field near the hostel KwaThema last Tuesday.

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TAC Ekurhuleni Releases its District Newsletter

nosisa — Wed, 19 Mar 2008 09:54:06 +0200

TAC Ekurhuleni Releases its first District Newsletter.

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WC PSP Metropole meeting

refaadm — Sun, 09 Mar 2008 16:18:11 +0200

Yesterday on the 7 March'08 we(TAC reps from each sub district in metro) attended the WC NACOSA PSP meeting with some reps from the DOH & ALN.
The meeting was attended by about 80 people which does not represent all the departments, NGOs, sectors and structures within the metro. On Tuesday we had a meeting to strategise around the way they do the meeting and to go their to tell them that this is not consultation and plans should come from districts first before they can make a draft.

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JUSTICE SYSTEM FAILING THE VICTIM'S FAMILY

stax — Mon, 25 Feb 2008 11:17:28 +0200

South Africa has a very progressive and democratic constitution but disturbingly so it's only on paper in reality it's the opposite. The judicial system is failing people of this country badly. It's almost 3 years since Nandipha's death, she was raped and murdered on the 15 December 2005, since her rape and murder the trial of her alleged murderers has still not finished!! How hard is it for the prosecutor to proceed with charging one of the accused who confessed?

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More than just my life was saved

mvumelwano — Mon, 18 Feb 2008 12:52:15 +0200

When a woman is pregnant she hopes for a healthy baby that she can take care of until that child becomes an adult. In 1998 I became pregnant with my first child. I was only 18 years old and I had just started dating and had sex for the first time. During my pregnancy my doctor asked to take some bloods for testing and I agreed. He just told me that he would be testing for infections that might affect the baby and he never explained to me what type of infection he would be checking for.

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Nkhensani Mavasa explains why she had an HIV test

moderator — Tue, 30 May 2006 00:00:00 +0200

Nkhensani Mavasa, TAC's deputy-chairperson, tells her story to Sylvia Jacobs, a TAC trainee journalist

My name is Nkhensani Mavasa from a village in Limpopo Province, South Africa.

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