Women

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

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