One woman raped every 10 minutes in Brazil, report says
Rio de Janeiro – A woman was raped every 10 minutes last year in Brazil and there was a femicide... Read more
8 Mar, 2022
Police investigate allegations of rape against Bolt driver – report
Cape Town – A Bolt e-hailing driver is reportedly set to appear in court on Tuesday after he was... Read more
7 Mar, 2022
In Mali, Tuareg filmmaker turns lens on women
Bamako – Fati Walet Mohamed Issa, a young documentary filmmaker from Mali’s volatile north, says her goal is to... Read more
7 Mar, 2022
‘I went through hell!’ – ‘Nightmare’ of underage marriage for Moroccan girls
Tamarwoute – Nadia was just 16 when she was married off to a violent husband old enough to be... Read more
7 Mar, 2022
First woman judge sits on the bench of Egypt’s top court
Cairo – Radwa Helmi made history on Saturday as the first woman judge to sit on the bench of Egypt’s... Read more
5 Mar, 2022
Pakistani-American sentenced to death for beheading girlfriend
Islamabad – A Pakistan court sentenced the scion of a wealthy industrialist family to death on Thursday, for raping and... Read more
24 Feb, 2022
US women’s soccer reaches landmark $24m settlement in equal pay dispute
Washington – The US national women’s team has won a $24 million payout and a promise of equal pay... Read more
23 Feb, 2022
‘Life is painful here!’, – Women live in fear and despair in South African hostel
Alexandra – In one of South Africa’s roughest townships, an overcrowded and dilapidated housing complex has maintained one rule... Read more
19 Feb, 2022
‘Murder remains worryingly stubborn’ in SA, says Bheki Cele as he releases latest crime statistics
Johannesburg – South Africa’s already alarming number of murders and rapes kept increasing at the end of 2021, the police... Read more
18 Feb, 2022
Morocco ‘sex for grades’ lecturer jailed for a year, lawyer says
Rabat – A Moroccan court has jailed a lecturer for a year for sexually harassing a female student, a lawyer... Read more
13 Feb, 2022
