Sport 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
Countries ‘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
Countries ‘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
Countries 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
World Angelina Jolie, at US Capitol, presses for domestic violence law Washington – Film star Angelina Jolie was back on Capitol Hill Wednesday pleading with US lawmakers to immediately pass measures... Read more 10 Feb, 2022
World ‘Big Brother’ sexual assault trial opens in Spain Madrid – A former contestant on Spain’s “Big Brother” went on trial in Madrid on Tuesday for allegedly sexually assaulting... Read more 8 Feb, 2022
Central African Republic Rape stalks women in Central African Republic’s dirty war Paoua – Maia looks down at her expanding belly, her eyes welling with tears. Four months ago, an armed... Read more 3 Feb, 2022
Arts and Leisure Beauty pageants ‘devastated’ by suicide of Miss USA 2019 New York – Organisers of the Miss USA and Miss Universe pageants said on Monday they were “devastated” by the... Read more 1 Feb, 2022
Countries Women barred from front seat of trucks in Ugandan city Kampala – A traders association in northern Uganda has banned women from riding up front in trucks after deciding that... Read more 20 Jan, 2022
World Irish police arrest man over teacher killing London – Irish police on Tuesday said they had arrested a man suspected of the murder of a primary school... Read more 18 Jan, 2022