PRESS RELEASE: The Quiet Heroes of Sudan: Film Screening Highlights Life-Saving Work of Emergency Response Rooms
Pretoria, 29 September 2025 – The Embassy of the Kingdom of the Netherlands in South Africa and the Institute for Justice and Reconciliation hosted a screening of The Quiet Heroes of Sudan, a short documentary [...]
IJR Condemns Harmful Stereotyping on Open Chat Podcast
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Cape Town, August 11, 2025 - The Institute for Justice and Reconciliation (IJR) expresses deep concern and disappointment at the recent remarks made about Coloured people on the Open Chat Podcast. These comments [...]
South African Women’s Pre-National Dialogue
Johannesburg, 27 August, 2024 – Around 100 diverse South African women, including gender non-conforming individuals from various sectors such as civil society, private sector, academia, and faith-based organizations, representing all nine provinces, gathered at Birchwood [...]
MEDIA ADVISORY South African Women’s Pre-National Dialogue
The media is invited to attend the official opening session of the South African Women’s Pre-National Dialogue. Date: August 26, 2024 Time: 09:00 – 11:30 Location: Birchwood Hotel, Johannesburg Event Overview: High unemployment, poverty, crime, [...]
Youth Day Message from the IJR’s Executive Director: 16 June 2024
This year, South Africa commemorates Youth Day under the theme: “Actively embracing the socioeconomic gains of our democracy.” As we reflect on the strides made over the past three decades, we are reminded of the [...]
Women’s Call for Equitable Governance Post-Election
SUBMISSION TO REPRESENTED POLITICAL PARTIES ON THE OUTCOME OF THE ELECTIONS AND FUTURE GOVERNANCE IN SOUTH AFRICA PREAMBLE We, a coalition of individual women and women’s organisations from across South Africa, declare that women have [...]