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A groundbreaking mediation programme launching at the Wynberg Magistrates’ Court Training Centre from 3–5 December 2025 is set to change the way conflict is understood and resolved across Western Cape communities.
Communities across South Africa face intense and rapidly growing conflict caused by economic hardship, mistrust of policing structures, youth frustration, and unresolved trauma. These issues were clearly shown in two mediation dialogues organised by Khulisa Social Solutions and the Society of Mediators (SoM, UK) in Orange Farm and Wedela on 19 and 20 November.
Khulisa Social Solutions, in partnership with the internationally recognised Society of Mediators (SoM), is
launching a pioneering Community Conflict Mediation Training and Deployment Programme to equip
grassroots leaders with the skills to resolve conflicts at their source and actively promote social
cohesion.
Khulisa Social Solutions is demonstrating that lasting solutions to complex communitychallenges emerge through social cohesion — when people, systems, and resources align to address
problems at their root.
Khulisa Social Solutions is proud to announce the implementation of its SIT (Systematic Integrated Therapy) narrative process in 10 wards across Rustenburg over the coming months.
Khulisa Social Solutions (Khulisa), in collaboration with Nanete Minaar, recently conducted an intensive two-day Healing Trauma training to tackle this widespread crisis.
Across South Africa, the headlines are grim: violence in schools is spiralling, public spaces are becoming no-go zones, and communities are fragmenting under the weight of fear, poverty, and substance abuse. But there is another story—one we urgently need to
hear.
In the remote village of Taaibosch in South Africa’s Blouberg Local Municipality, under the shade of a resilient tree, a small daily miracle occurs.
At Khulisa, we work in places where the social fabric is worn thin – places where mistrust, violence, and systemic failure have made it hard for communities to come together around a shared purpose.
And yet, time and again, we’ve seen the same truth emerge: when people are invited to speak, to be heard, and to build together, something powerful happens.
On the 9 th May 2025, Khulisa Social Solutions hosted a powerful one-day workshop in the Western Cape, bringing together all its provincial social workers and auxiliary social workers for transformative training in narrative therapy and innovative thinking.
NGOs are founded on the principles of service, resilience, and steadfast commitment to social change. However, behind the scenes of community upliftment efforts lies an often-overlooked crisis—the mental and emotional toll on those who devote their lives to supporting others.
The South African NGO sector has long been a lifeline for marginalized communities, bridging gaps where government services have failed. Yet, behind the façade of international generosity, a pressing question remains: Is USAID truly empowering South Africa’s civil society, or is it entrenching a culture of dependency that stifles self-sufficiency and innovation?
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