🚨 Applications Are Now Closed! 🚨 A huge thank you to everyone who applied to join Cohort 7 of the #TekanoFellowship! We’re now entering a rigorous selection process to identify the next group of changemakers. #AtlanticFellows

during the panel discussion titled “Public Accounts, Public Trust: Accountability and the Promise of Justice,” hosted as part of our annual gathering known as #Umzabalazo. Watch as she expands on this.

It’s women, women are the shock absorbers of our political economy in this country. We are assumed to pick up the pieces,” says Thokozile Madonko, Researcher & Policy Analyst,… #TekanoFellowship

“When you have a 300 billion rand cut to the public service, the public sector wage bill, who is doing the caring when the nurses are fired? Who’s doing the teaching when the teachers can’t be in the classroom because they’ve got 60 students? #AtlanticFellows

As part of this event, we will soon host a panel discussion titled “Public Accounts, Public Trust: Accountability and the Promise of Justice,” featuring distinguished speakers. Stay tuned for more. #TekanoFellowship

This year’s theme, “The Power of Us,” honours the spirit of collective action that has long defined South Africa’s struggle for justice. The event also marks our Cohort Six’s transition from a year-long journey into the lifelong community of #AtlanticFellows.

We’ve kicked off our #Umzabalazo with a beautiful performance of Soundz of the South. Umzabalazo is our annual gathering of reflection, creativity, and celebration.

Who’s on the panel? Take a look above. Stay tuned for more from the discussion. #AtlanticFellows #TekanoFellowship

It will also mark our Cohort Six’s transition from the year-long journey into the lifelong community of Atlantic Fellows . As part of the event, we will host a panel discussion titled “Public Accounts, Public Trust: Accountability and the Promise of Justice.”

The event brings together fellows, alumni, partners, and friends to honour community, accountability, and imagination in the pursuit of health equity and social justice.

Tomorrow, we’ll host #Umzabalazo, our annual gathering of reflection, creativity, and celebration. This year’s theme, “The Power of Us,” honours the spirit of collective action that has long defined South Africa’s struggle for justice.

Working with various partners, Langa Bicycle Hub recently brought people together through Open Langa, a car-free community space filled with art, cycling, music, and other fun activities. Click here to learn more about Mzi:

WATCH: “Our communities need to connect. Cape Town is so segregated,” says our fellow and Langa Bicycle Hub founder, Mzikhona Mgedle. #TekanoFellowship #AtlanticFellows

To learn more about the work of our fellows, click here: https://t.co/8QdmRcifgx #AtlanticFellows #TekanoFellowship

Nomfundo recently led an engaging session titled Waste Full of Art in Malundi. The aim of the event, which was also attended by our fellow and environmental activist Precious Mazibuko, was to empower the community to transform waste into valuable resources.

“We also have sewage spilling into public spaces. As African people in KwaZulu-Natal, we strongly believe in indigenous practices, and now part of our biodiversity is being affected by the waste,” she adds.

“We have a lot of illegal dumpsites, which means there’s no proper infrastructure to manage waste,” Nomfundo Mkhaba, an environmental activist and founder of the Omama Bemvelo project.

Click here to learn more about Siyabonga: https://t.co/FkVy4QMfBm #AtlanticFellows #TekanoFellowship

Their goal is to improve the identification, linkage, and long-term retention of children living with HIV in care while reducing stigma and strengthening collaboration between communities and health facilities.

This week, we are in KwaZulu-Natal, which has the second-highest HIV prevalence rate in the country, where various stakeholders, including public health officials, health workers, and our fellow Siyabonga Hlongwa Nzimande, are tackling this issue.

Stats SA data reveal that in 2025, about 8.15 million people in South Africa are estimated to be living with HIV, representing roughly 12.9% of the country’s total population. Among people aged 15 to 49, the group most affected, the HIV prevalence rate is estimated at 18.1%.