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📰 Media Commentary & Publications
Browse newspaper articles, opinion pieces, interviews and media coverage documenting the impact of Sis’ Mantoa Selepe, Director of AbafaziPhambili, across South Africa and internationally.
📖 Invincible Pain | Book by Sis’ Mantoa Selepe
Available on Takealot
Sis’ Mantoa Selepe, Director of AbafaziPhambili, shares a powerful true story of childhood trauma, resilience and healing. The book explores the journey from deep pain to dignity, offering hope and strength to readers navigating adversity.
📰 Mail & Guardian | Powerful Women 2022
Governing Woman Award
Sis’ Mantoa Selepe, Director of AbafaziPhambili, is recognised for outstanding leadership in advancing economic empowerment and social justice for marginalised women across South Africa.
📰 Feature Profile | Olithemba
National Feature on Economic Empowerment
Sis’ Mantoa Selepe, Director of AbafaziPhambili, is profiled for her practical approach to gender equality. The feature highlights her work creating skills development programmes, economic opportunities and pathways to dignity for vulnerable and marginalised women in Kempton Park and beyond.
📰 Inclusive Enterprise Magazine | July 2026
Page 15 | Sunday Times Special Publication
Sis Mantoa explores the structural economic exclusion of marginalised communities and examines how the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) can advance inclusive growth and economic justice in South Africa.
📰 Celebrating Women | Business Media MAGS
Page 35 | Financial Access Feature
Sis’ Mantoa Selepe, Director of AbafaziPhambili, is featured in a national discussion on inclusive insurance design. She highlights the need for financial products that reflect the lived realities of women in low-income and informal communities, emphasising affordability, accessibility and community-based solutions that build genuine financial inclusion.
📰 Human Rights Day | 21 March 2025
Page 15 | Sunday Times Special Publication
An in-depth analysis of the national gender-based violence report, featuring insights from Sis’ Mantoa Selepe, Director of AbafaziPhambili, on advancing dignity, safety and economic inclusion for women.
📰 FM Women 2025
Pages 35–37 | Sunday Times / Financial Mail Special
Sis’ Mantoa Selepe, Director of AbafaziPhambili, is profiled for her contribution to women’s economic empowerment and the creation of sustainable pathways out of poverty and exclusion.
📰 Kempton Express | October 2022
Local leader honoured for economic empowerment and social justice
Sis’ Mantoa Selepe, Director of AbafaziPhambili, receives national recognition in the Mail & Guardian Powerful Women Awards for her work transforming the lives of underprivileged women.
📰 Kempton Express | September 2023
Community unites for safer neighbourhoods
AbafaziPhambili, under the leadership of Director Sis’ Mantoa Selepe, hosts a successful community walk in partnership with local SAPS and clinics, strengthening collective efforts toward safer, more inclusive communities.
📰 Kempton Express | November 2024
Young women graduate with practical trade skills
Young women from AbafaziPhambili successfully complete a plumbing skills programme delivered in partnership with the Cyril Ramaphosa Education Trust, opening new pathways to economic independence and dignity.
📺 SABC News
Programme: Women’s Plumbing Skills Development
National television coverage of AbafaziPhambili’s skills development workshop, equipping women with practical trade skills that foster economic independence and safer communities.
📰 VOA News | August 2023
National Women’s Day Feature
Sis’ Mantoa Selepe, Director of AbafaziPhambili, offers thoughtful insight into the structural and historical factors affecting women’s safety and economic participation in South Africa.
📰 Feminist Giant | Global Roundup
International Feature
Sis’ Mantoa Selepe, Director of AbafaziPhambili, is quoted on the importance of education, economic inclusion and community-led solutions in advancing gender equality in South Africa.
📰 The Citizen | November 2022
National Feature on Gender-Based Violence
Sis’ Mantoa Selepe, Director of AbafaziPhambili, offers grounded insight into the hidden impact of gender-based violence on women, highlighting the urgent need for practical support, economic pathways and community-based solutions that move beyond policy announcements.
📰 Inside Politic | August 2023
Women’s Day National Feature
Sis’ Mantoa Selepe, Director of AbafaziPhambili, offers insightful commentary on how current socio-economic challenges and the lasting effects of apartheid continue to shape the experiences of women in South Africa, underscoring the need for sustained, community-rooted solutions.
📰 Cape Argus | March 2024
School Uniform Policies & Girls’ Dignity
Sis’ Mantoa Selepe, Director of AbafaziPhambili, speaks out against outdated school dress-code policies that dictate underwear colour for girls, highlighting the financial burden on families and the need to protect the dignity and freedom of the girl child.
📰 Kempton Express | November 2021
Know Your Local Organisation: AbafaziPhambili NPC
A detailed feature on AbafaziPhambili and its Director, Sis’ Mantoa Selepe, highlighting the organisation’s work in economic empowerment, skills development, mentorship and creating sustainable pathways for underprivileged women in Thembisa and surrounding communities.