Women in Syria have reportedly been forced into having sex in return from food by men delivering aid on behalf of the UN and international charities. Despite warnings about the abuse three years ago, a new report shows it is continuing in the south of the country, reported the BBC[…]
Tunisia on Sunday suspended Emirates Airlines flights after a public outcry over security measures in the United Arab Emirates targeting women from the North African country. The announcement came two days after Tunisian government officials said the UAE had banned Tunisian woman from flying to or transiting through its territory.[…]
ANC leader Lindiwe Zulu says the lack of gender equality in the newly elected top six shows that the ANC’s Women’s League still has a long journey ahead of them and that they will have to make up for having only one female representative. Zulu told reporters that‚ although she[…]
After fourteen years of dedication and hard work at the Saartjie Baartman Centre for Abused Women and Children, a Shaheema McLeod is closing the final chapter as director of the NGO. She has been phenomenal in moulding and revitalizing the lives of women and children who has been victims of[…]
Young women aged between 15 and 24 still make up the group with the highest number of HIV infections in South Africa, where seven million people have the disease. Friday, December 1 marks World Aids Day and this year it is being observed under the theme “The Right to Health”.[…]
“Stand up and speak out. Unsilence violence.” These were the words which echoed from a number of speakers raising the alarm on gender based violence (GBV) in communities. Faith-based leaders led the silent picket outside the Athlone stadium this morning in a unified show of solidarity with women and children[…]
As the country prepares to commemorate the 16 Days of Activism against gender-based violence campaign, corporate South Africa is also responding to calls for a collaborative effort to put an end to the scourge. A bold new movement, called #NoExcuse, launches today and will run during the 16 Days of[…]
There is a need for “coherent clear legislation” to provide for the protection of women in Muslim marriages, the Women’s Legal Centre told the Western Cape High Court on Wednesday. Advocate Nazreen Bawa, for the centre, said there was an “unmet constitutional obligation”, GroundUp reported. The centre is asking the[…]
Zimbabwean First Lady Grace Mugabe has reportedly urged young men to treat women with respect, especially as rape cases remained high in the southern African country. According to the state-owned Herald newspaper, Grace said this in her first public statement since she left South Africa following allegations that she assaulted[…]
President Jacob Zuma is expected to meet Elsies River residents for a “fight against crime” imbizo on Tuesday. This follows Zuma’s visit to the family of three-year-old Courtney Pieters on May 18. Courtney was last seen playing in the street near her home on May 4. Her body was found[…]
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