Isibani Sempilo Yabantu Foundation

06/10/2026

CLOSING THE 1.1 MILLION HIV TREATMENT GAP ❤️

Living with HIV is not the end. Starting and staying on HIV treatment can help you live a healthy and fulfilling life.

If you are living with HIV and have never started treatment, or you have stopped taking your ARVs, you can return to care. Visit your nearest clinic or speak to a healthcare worker for support.

For pregnant and breastfeeding women, taking your ARVs as advised is important for protecting both you and your baby.

💊 Start and stay on HIV treatment.
❤️ Know your status. Take care of your health. Encourage someone you love to do the same.

Together, we can close the 1.1 million HIV treatment gap.

15/09/2026

💗 HER SAFETY MATTERS. HER LIFE MATTERS.

The recent killings of women in Ekurhuleni remind us that GBV is real, and we must all take a stand.

Let’s speak up, support survivors, challenge harmful gender norms and help build safer communities for women and girls.

🚫 NO EXCUSE FOR ABUSE. STOP GBV — IT STARTS WITH US.

24/08/2026

FREE RESOURCE MOBILISATION WEBINAR

Webinar 3: Building Donor Relationships and Strategic Partnerships

The third SiyakhaIQ Resource Mobilisation Webinar will focus on how organisations can move beyond transactional fundraising to build meaningful donor relationships and strategic partnerships that support long-term sustainability.

Join us for our third session:

📅 Wednesday, 26 August 2026
⏰ 14:00–16:00 SAST
💻 Online and free to attend

The session will explore:
* Building meaningful relationships with donors
* Understanding donor priorities and interests
* Establishing trust and credibility before seeking funding
* Identifying and cultivating strategic partners
* Communicating organisational value effectively
* Turning stakeholder relationships into long-term partnerships
* Maintaining relationships beyond individual funding opportunities
* Using partnerships to strengthen organisational sustainability and expand impact

🔗 Register here:
https://lnkd.in/dJbNQCtc

Key message:
“Resource mobilisation is built on relationships—not transactions.”

The bigger question:�Instead of only asking “Who can fund us?”, organisations should also ask “Who can we build with?”

Please share this invitation with colleagues and organisations that may benefit.

We look forward to welcoming you.

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12/08/2026

🇿🇦 LENACAPAVIR: A NEW CHAPTER IN HIV PREVENTION FOR SOUTH AFRICA 💉❤️

South Africa is entering an exciting new chapter in the fight against HIV.

Lenacapavir, a long-acting HIV prevention injection, offers a new option for people who are HIV-negative and want to protect themselves from HIV. Unlike daily oral PrEP, lenacapavir is administered twice a year — approximately every six months.

The results have been remarkable. In the PURPOSE 1 clinical trial conducted among adolescent girls and young women in South Africa and Uganda, no HIV infections occurred among the 2,134 participants who received twice-yearly lenacapavir.

This is particularly significant for South Africa, a country carrying one of the world's largest HIV burdens. In 2026, South Africa received its first batch of 37,920 doses of lenacapavir for HIV prevention. The country is also exploring opportunities for local production, which could help improve affordability, sustainability and access in South Africa and across the African continent.

💡 Why does this matter?

✅ HIV prevention that does not require taking a pill every day
✅ An injection approximately every six months
✅ A potentially important option for people who experience challenges with daily PrEP adherence
✅ A major advancement in long-acting HIV prevention
✅ An opportunity to strengthen South Africa's HIV prevention response

But scientific breakthroughs only make a difference when people can access them, understand them and feel empowered to use them.

At Isibani Sempilo Yabantu Foundation, we believe that communities must be at the centre of the HIV response. We must continue promoting accurate information, reducing HIV-related stigma, supporting informed choices and ensuring that new HIV prevention technologies reach the people who need them most.

Lenacapavir is not a cure for HIV, and it does not protect against other sexually transmitted infections. It is an HIV prevention option and should be used as part of a comprehensive HIV prevention approach and according to guidance from healthcare professionals.

🇿🇦 South Africa has an opportunity to change the trajectory of the HIV epidemic. Let's make sure no one is left behind.

Know your options. Know your status. Protect yourself. End HIV stigma.

16/06/2026

🇿🇦 Happy Youth Day South Africa! 🇿🇦

Today we honour the courage, resilience, and sacrifices of the young people of 1976 whose voices helped shape our democracy.

As Isibani Sempilo Yabantu Foundation, we remain committed to empowering young people through HIV & TB awareness, STI prevention, youth dialogues, sports, arts and culture, and the promotion of healthy, safe, and dignified lives.

The youth are not only the leaders of tomorrow—they are the changemakers of today.

07/06/2026

🎉 EXCITING NEWS FROM ISIBANI SEMPILO YABANTU FOUNDATION! 🎉

We are proud to announce that two abstracts from our organisation have been accepted for in-person presentation at the 9th South African TB Conference 2026, taking place from 08–11 June 2026 at the Birchwood Hotel & OR Tambo Conference Centre.

👏 Congratulations to our Director, Siphelele Dhlamini, whose abstract titled:

"𝗛𝗮𝗿𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝗦𝗽𝗼𝗿𝘁𝘀, 𝗔𝗿𝘁𝘀 & 𝗖𝘂𝗹𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 𝘁𝗼 𝗘𝗻𝗵𝗮𝗻𝗰𝗲 𝗧𝘂𝗯𝗲𝗿𝗰𝘂𝗹𝗼𝘀𝗶𝘀 𝗔𝘄𝗮𝗿𝗲𝗻𝗲𝘀𝘀, 𝗛𝗜𝗩 & 𝗦𝗧𝗜𝘀 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘃𝗲𝗻𝘁𝗶𝗼𝗻"

has been accepted for presentation.

👏 We also congratulate Siphamandla Mpungose, whose abstract was accepted for presentation at this prestigious national conference.

These achievements highlight the growing contribution of community-led organisations in advancing TB, HIV and STI prevention through innovative, people-centred approaches.

As an organisation, we remain committed to using sports, arts, culture, community dialogues and evidence-based interventions to create awareness, promote prevention and strengthen community health outcomes.

We look forward to sharing our experiences, learning from fellow practitioners, researchers and policymakers, and contributing to the national response to TB.

📍 9th South African TB Conference 2026
📅 08–11 June 2026
🏨 Birchwood Hotel & OR Tambo Conference Centre

Together, we can end TB and build healthier communities.

SANAC Civil Society Forum SANAC CSF - Sport, Arts & Culture Sector JHB Health District City of Joburg National Department of Health (South Africa) Treatment Optimization Campaign Gauteng Health Department

03/06/2026

📍 ISIBANI SEMPILO YABANTU FOUNDATION

We are proud to announce that our Director, Mr. Siphelele Dlamini, is today representing the Johannesburg Sports, Arts & Culture Sector under the SANAC Civil Society Forum as Chairperson at the Johannesburg AIDS Council Quarterly Meeting taking place at the Connie Bapela Council Chambers in Johannesburg.

This important gathering brings together government leaders, civil society organizations, implementing partners, and community stakeholders to review progress, discuss challenges, and strengthen strategies aimed at addressing HIV, TB, and STIs within the City of Johannesburg.

As a sector committed to using sports, arts, and culture as powerful tools for advocacy, awareness, prevention, and social cohesion, we are honored to have our leadership contributing to these critical discussions that shape the future of the HIV and TB response.

We remain committed to supporting the goals of the South African National AIDS Council (SANAC) and ensuring that the voices of communities, particularly young people and vulnerable populations, continue to be represented in decision-making platforms.

We wish Mr. Dlamini and all stakeholders a productive and impactful meeting.

14/05/2026

We welcome the announcement by Aaron Motsoaledi that Lenacapavir stocks will begin rolling out to depots and health facilities across South Africa within the next two weeks, starting with 360 health facilities in high HIV burden districts.

This is a major milestone in strengthening HIV prevention efforts in our country. The introduction of Lenacapavir, a groundbreaking twice-yearly HIV prevention injection, offers new hope in reducing new HIV infections and improving access to innovative prevention methods for communities most at risk.

At Isibani Sempilo Yabantu Foundation, we are encouraged by this progressive step and remain committed to supporting HIV prevention, awareness, education, testing, and linkage to care through community dialogues, sports programmes, advocacy, and outreach initiatives.

As we continue the fight against HIV and AIDS, partnerships between government, civil society, healthcare workers, and communities remain critical in ensuring that no one is left behind.

Together, we can build healthier communities and move closer to ending HIV as a public health threat.


JHB Health District Gauteng Health Department National Department of Health (South Africa) SANAC Civil Society Forum City of Joburg SANAC CSF - Sport, Arts & Culture Sector Treatment Optimization Campaign

12/05/2026

💙👩🏾‍⚕️ 𝐇𝐀𝐏𝐏𝐘 𝐈𝐍𝐓𝐄𝐑𝐍𝐀𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍𝐀𝐋 𝐍𝐔𝐑𝐒𝐄𝐒 𝐃𝐀𝐘 👨🏾‍⚕️💙

Today, we honour and celebrate the incredible nurses who dedicate their lives to caring for others with compassion, strength, and professionalism. Your tireless commitment to saving lives, promoting health, and supporting communities does not go unnoticed.

At Isibani Sempilo Yabantu Foundation, we thank all nurses for the vital role you play in the fight against HIV, TB, STIs, and many other health challenges affecting our communities. You are true heroes in every sense of the word. 🌍❤️

Gauteng Health Department National Department of Health (South Africa) JHB Health District

27/04/2026

🇿🇦 Happy Freedom Day, South Africa 🇿🇦

Today we celebrate the hard-won freedom of our nation and honour the courage of those who fought for justice, equality, and human dignity.

At Isibani Sempilo Yabantu Foundation, Freedom Day is more than a celebration — it is a reminder of the work that still lies ahead. True freedom means living in a society free from gender-based violence, stigma, discrimination, HIV, and TB. It means ensuring that every individual, especially the most vulnerable, has access to health services, information, and the opportunity to live with dignity.

Through our community dialogues, sports initiatives, and awareness programmes, we continue to empower communities, break harmful norms, and promote social cohesion.

Let us use this day to recommit ourselves to building a South Africa where everyone is safe, respected, and truly free.

Together, we can create a future where freedom is not just a right, but a lived reality for all. ✊🏾