Voices of Change | Criselda Kananda on GBV, Trauma and the Fight for Women’s Safety | 11 May 2026
What happens when women run out of tears?
In this powerful episode of Voices of Change, Heidi Giokos speaks to broadcaster and activist Criselda Kananda about the realities of gender-based violence, the failures of leadership, and the social conditioning driving violence against women in South Africa. Kananda opens up about surviving abuse, living publicly with HIV, motherhood, divorce, and why she believes the country is facing a deeper crisis rooted in homes, communities and broken systems. The conversation challenges men to become active voices against violence, questions the role of society in protecting perpetrators, and asks what real accountability and change should look like. It’s a conversation about pain, survival, power and purpose.
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