Business

Why are women paid less than men? New research in SA shows the company you work for makes the biggest difference

Ihsaan Bassier, University of Surrey and Leila Gautham, University of Leeds Why do women earn less than men? The... Read more

2 May

Arts and Leisure

MacG under fire for vile Minnie Dlamini jab

Cape Town – Controversial podcaster Macgyver “MacG” Mukwevho has once again found himself at the centre of public outrage following... Read more

29 Apr

Home

New generation of Afghan women shift from burqa

Mazar-i-Sharif – Young, urban women in Afghanistan are increasingly ditching the all-enveloping blue burqa with a face mesh that... Read more

19 Mar

World

UN report finds women’s rights weakened in quarter of all countries

United Nations — Women’s rights regressed last year in a quarter of countries around the world, according to a... Read more

6 Mar

Countries

AI app offers a lifeline for SA’s abused women

Johannesburg – She says she was violated by police. Now she’s brainstorming an AI-integrated app with a panic button... Read more

9 Feb

Countries

Rituals, rites and rumours: how women claim power in Zimbabwe’s informal gold mines

Jabulani Shaba, University of Groningen and Sandra Swart, Stellenbosch University In Zimbabwe they say, Hanzi bhande rinonzvenga vakadzi vakapinda... Read more

4 Feb

Countries

Kenya police arrest man after wife’s mutilated body found in bag

Nairobi – Police in Kenya arrested a man found carrying the mutilated corpse of his wife in a backpack... Read more

23 Jan

Countries

‘Many women are going to starve with their families,’ says widow as CWP contracts end

Thabile Prisca Motloung, who lives in a rural village north of Nquthu, in KwaZulu-Natal.. Photo: Bongane Motaung By Bongane... Read more

19 Jan

Botswana

Women in Botswana make up 54% of voters, but less than 10% of parliament: political parties can change that

David Mandiyanike, University of Botswana There’s a question that has consistently gripped Botswana’s politics: bomme ba kae? (where are... Read more

13 Dec, 2024

Countries

Rape is still rape even if you’re married – report finds some SA men don’t believe it is

Zainonisa Petersen, Human Sciences Research Council; Benita Moolman, University of Cape Town, and Nompumelelo Zungu, Human Sciences Research Council... Read more

10 Dec, 2024