Vlog

Black womxn in the workplace are often seen as the face of compliance as many have argued that they are employed to satisfy BBBEE quotas. We join a group of young professionals in various sectors to reflect on their experience and interrogate the challenges of climbing the "corporate" ladder in post-apartheid South Africa.

A commitment to a fitness routine requires creativity, flexibility, and dedication and most time, an oiled pocket. In this episode, Andile takes a trial kick boxing class and speaks to a fitness expect to find out the best ways to keep healthy as a young woman. She also gives us tricks and tips to keep fit in our developing economy.

The legacy of Apartheid has left many young women living in townships frustrated due to the lack of opportunities available to them. Beauty brings us into her life as a young woman living in the township and how the structural issues have impacted her dream of being be a dancer.

Ditshego Ditshego shares what it was like to grow up as a person identifying as transgender in Mamelodi township and how that experience shaped the womxn she is today.

South Africa is said to have to the most progressive constitution which protests LBGTQIAP rights. Although we celebrate this beautiful piece of legislation, the lived experiences of trans gender people still do not reflect their constitutional rights. We speak to Ditshego Ditshego who lets us into her life as a womxn identifying as transgender.

North West was put under administration by President Cyril Ramaphosa following weeks of civil unrest. The Province has become the first to be taken over by national government. We speak to Tshepiso Modupe, a young political sciences student at North West University to gives us her views on the future of the Province.

South Africa has just celebrated 25 years of democracy. One of the most fundamental rights enshrined in its Constitution, is the right to vote. Follow Andile Khuzwayo and friends as they head to the polls and make their voices heard.

The National Results Operation Centre ("R.O.C") for the 2019 Elections Leaders brings together all key stakeholders in the elections under one roof to oversee the counting, collation and finalization of the election results. Follow us to see what happens in the centre and speak to politicalparties about their views on the voting process.

Kgali Kedijang visited young activists from The Raising Voices of Young Women Project in Mafikeng, North West to reveal the rot of the Ngaka Modiri Municipality. It was found that despite R374 million being spent by the education department for learner transport, there were still 8503 learners walking very long distances to get to school. Follow us as we investigate the state of a village school in the North West.

South Africa has one of the highest rates of Gender Based Violence in the world. In the run up to the 2019 national elections, what are political parties doing to address the scourge of Gender Based Violence. To help us unpack this, we speak to gender activists Keitumetse Fatimata Moutloatse and Comrade Jane.

South Africa is endowed with vast natural resources therefore, extraction has become one of the major economic activities. Although this development can be said to be beneficial for the economy, practice has revealed that extractive industries can cause harm to the communities in which they operate. Various movements including #Shayisfuba have started to interrogate how profitable and politically endowed extractive ventures are intertwined with abuses by governments who undermine the livelihoods of families (especially those of womxn) to fuel state corruption.

Not Yet Uhuru is part of a collective ( Shayisfuba Campaign) of individuals and organisation mobalising for a feminist government. A feminist government is one where all women and gender non conforming people have the freedom to be themselves and to have their choices respected.

As part of the #Yvote4u campaign, we went out to the streets of Alexander township in South Africa to find out how the residents had to say about voting. Our host, Dimakatso, also took us through the IEC rules and regulations on what constitutes a free and fair election.

In rural villages, public spaces can pose a serious threat to the safety and well-being of women and girls who live there. While limited data exist on the prevalence and nature of sexual violence against women and girls in such areas, available research shows that the prevalence is higher in rural communities than in urban areas. - International Centre for research on Women. Take a trip with Naledi to find out how young women in Taung feel about their safety in public spaces.

"A riot is the cry of the unheard" - The village of Molelema ( North West, South Africa) is in ashes. Follow us as we look at why the residents took to the streets in protest of the lack of service delivery in their community.

Join us as we follow our host Naledi Chirwa as she and other social change advocates work in the rural village of Taung, North West province. This series will bring you into the lives of young womxn and girls living in rural areas and the systematic challenges that affect their daily lives.