Discourse revolving around sex is mainly considered taboo in Africa. African parents shun it, governments despise it, and even people of the same age groups detest conversations surrounding it. Comprehensive sexuality education as prescribed by the United Nations is a contentious issue in countries like Zimbabwe (where uproars have been recorded), Mozambique (withdrew national syllabus science books for containing sexual topics), and South Africa (where a petition was signed against the sex curriculum). All these indicate the general perception towards the action and the word ‘sex’ as obscene, hence its widespread censure from cultural conservators. However, the twenty-first-century feminist movements have engendered a new crop of empowered women who are shifting the balance of power between men and women and reclaiming their sexual pleasures and desires. This study, through a feminist discourse, delves into the politics of sexual pleasure and desire in Africa with a specific focus on young South African women.