Re a Blogga / Blog-a-thon!

By Maria Tshidi Tshivhula

15 Market Street, Family court, another long day, my file is lost, move to this queue, after 3hours this rude ladies tell me she is going out to lunch. Move to another queue, sorry its 3pm closing time come again tomorrow. The South African justice system has failed me since March 2010 to date I been struggling to get a divorce.

On Friday July, 09th I attended a demonstration organised by the One in Nine Campaign held outside the Johannesburg Magistrate Court. It was my very first appearance to an event as a Women’s Net employee. In fact it was my very first experience to a march. The march came about because the South African government created specialized 2010 World Cup courts aimed at delivering a speedy judicial process for foreign nationals. In doing so, they spent R45 million. While on the other hand, they claim lack of resources when asked to increase court for sexual offences.

i have been feeling overwhelmed by the trauma that we are all experiencing lately and i spoke to someone about it who said that one way to cope was to build up a blanket (which can comfort one through this) of stories that have had positive meaning for me from our work . That the need to find and sustain meaning in our work is one way in which we can survive this trauma . So Im writing from our work some stories of hope , the small pieces that give me a great sense of the meaning of our work - that give me energy to go on