“It’s important to be aware of what’s going on in the world and to think about how you can start to make a difference, even when you’re a kid.”
The Southern African Gender Protocol Alliance has called on gender ministers to craft a strong rights-based appro
Everywhere I go there is a palpable sense of anger and sadness at the recent spate of abuse and killing of women and
It has been four months since the 14th of April -- the beginning of a life-changing horror story for almost 300 schoo
The Sadc Protocol on Gender and Development is a perfect instrument that needs to implemented by all member States to
Minister in the Presidency responsible for Women, Susan Shabangu has launched the 2014 National Women's Month program
Africa will celebrate on 31 July the African Women?s Day, which was declared by the African Union after the first Pan
The program of listening to problems facing women in the rural areas, opened this year by the government, indicates t
The Moremi Initiative has launched the 2014 MILEAD Fellows Leadership Institute to train young women to develop their
Luanda — The Action Plan for the Implementation of the National Policy for Gender Equality and Equity (PNIEG) o
Last week Cabinet approved the Gender Commission Bill which is likely to be tabled in Parliament next month.
During the National Assembly debate on the State of the Nation Address this year, the Minister for Women, Children an
The South African National Defence Force is the only military in Africa, and one of a few in the world that deploys f
“We need more women leaders! When women lead side by side with men, it is good for equality and democracy.
Zimbabwe has made significant strides in gender equality but still lags behind on key indicators, according to the la
When Kim*'s husband was diagnosed with HIV, he began to subject his wife to unrelenting emotional and physical abuse.
The new constitution, adopted ahead of the July elections, guarantees freedoms to demonstrate and gather, said Zimbab
The South African government announced this week that it will reintroduce 22 sexual offences courts by the end of 201
Windhoek — Gender Based Violence (GBV) is one of the greatest threats to achieving some of the United Nations M
Women political activists in rural Zimbabwe have told Amnesty International they have been threatened with violence a
Public Protector Advocate Thuli Madonsela has urged women to take a leading role in their various respective responsi
WHILE Namibia has put in place a strong legal framework to address the various forms of gender-based violence and sex
Across the world, women make up about half the population yet they never come close to holding 50 percent of the posi
Angola's National Defence minister, Cândido Van-Dúnem, on Thursday here praised the determination and ro
Reeva Steenkamp, the model and law graduate shot and killed by Oscar Pistorius, was statistically just one of three w
In a protest action organised by Avaaz.org and Sonke Gender Justice Network, gender equality activists from across Ca
The death of a 17-year-old girl in South Africa after she was gang raped has been condemned by female politicians of
Zimbabwe may become the world's first country to pass a law requiring that women hold at least 50 percent of posts in
Marching on Pretoria's Union Buildings in protest of marginalization and mistreatment under apartheid in 1956, 20,000
IT is both ironic and tragic that policy debates on the need to reform the security sector in post-conflict societies
For long Zimbabwean women have played second fiddle to their male counterparts in all spheres of life but a new const
Week after week, the Sunday papers lead with stomach-turning stories of misspending of taxpayers' money, corruption a
Winning the endorsement of the ANC Women's League (ANCWL) is useful, but not critical.
President Jacob Zuma and MPs from across the political spectrum hailed Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini Zuma f
Activists attending the public hearings on the controversial Traditional Courts Bill in Parliament were shocked yeste
When South African women marched against the discriminatory laws of Apartheid in 1956, their rally cry — &ldquo
Since 2009, when current President Andry Rajoelina ousted then-president Marc Ravalomanana with the army's support, M
Even though a critical mass of women have ascended to leadership positions in scarce skills sectors such as the judic
He brushed it off as a family affair, she said.
National Executive Secretariat of the ruling party's female wing, OMA, has appealed to all Angolan women to effective
The year 2012 has thus far proved promising for the African woman's status within public bodies following the recent
In Mozambique, as in many countries, gender violence remains a guarded secret.
With sacrificing family resources to educate a girl child and a potential future leader still a big societal challeng
SECURICO, the company that Zimbabwe's Divine Ndhlukula started in her cottage in the late 1990s with four employees a
South African Home Affairs Minister Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma, who will be vying for the position of African Union (AU)
The first Angolan conference on Women and Domestic Violence will happen on July 3 in Luanda, under the leadership of
The MDC Women's Assembly has celebrated the resilience shown by women to fight off socio-economic hardships caused by
ZANU PF and the two main MDC parties have agreed controversial new plans to establish a bloated Parliament with close
The Minister of Works and Transport, Erkki Nghimtina, has called on the youth to condemn acts of violence agains
Earlier this morning I protested along with the Democratic Alliance Women's Network (DAWN) outside the Roodepoort Mag
Police union 'insulted' by Jacob Zuma's political appointment of ANC member and former social worker