June 14

• South Africa: Young Men and Fathers Must Challenge 'Manhood' [opinion]

  Youth Day commemorates 16 June 1976, when 20 000 youths rose up and took to the streets to protest against a racist regime and apartheid’s Bantu education that forced schools... Read more »

June 13

• Botswana: Dad, My Rock and My Hero

  As the adage goes, it takes any kind of man to be a father but a special kind of man to be a dad, and that is why I want to tell the world about my dad. Read more »

June 12

• Zambia: There Is No Defence for Beating Women

  A group of regional NGOs have condemned recent utterances made by Zambia’s Minister of Defence, Geoffrey Bwalya Mwamba, suggesting that ‘beating a wife is a sign of... Read more »

• Malawi: Child Labour and Child Marriage Perpetuate Gender Inequality

  “My mother forced me into early marriage. She did it so my husband could help her with salt and sugar. During the marriage, my husband frequently beat me. My mother always... Read more »

June 11

• Swaziland: Voices Silenced and Solidarity Stifled

  Members of the Swaziland Rural Women's Assembly (SRWA) along with gender activists in Swaziland and beyond are still reeling in shock after the Royal Swaziland Police Service... Read more »

June 5

• Lesotho: Women's Struggle for Equality Continues

  The recent judgement passed by Lesotho’s Constitutional Court denying Senate Masupha’s succession to chieftainship has taken the country on a complete U-turn from the... Read more »

April 12

• Southern Africa: Men And Masculinities [document]

  Many of the targets in the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development mention both women and men. Read more »

• Lesotho: SADC Gender Protocol 2012 Barometer 2012 [document]

  The 2012 Lesotho Gender Protocol Barometer is the fourth annual tracking report of country's performance against the 28 targets of the Southern African Development Community (SADC)... Read more »

April 11

• Namibia: Second Namibia Summit Showcases Competitive Case Studies in Achieving Gender Equality and Women Empowerment

  The second edition of the Namibia SADC Gender Protocol Summitunder the banner "Yes We Must" closed in Windhoek at the Polytechnic of Namibia Hotel School on the Thursday, 04 April... Read more »

April 10

• Zimbabwe: Female Artists Challenge Their 'Sistaz'

  The ever-popular Book Café wowed audiences again on Saturday hosting Busi Ncube one of Zimbabwe's best loved female singers and Edith Weutonga a passionate vocalist and one... Read more »

• Southern Africa: Human Trafficking

  Human trafficking is an international problem that has region- and country-specific ramifications, including within the Southern African Development Community (SADC). Every day,... Read more »

April 9

• Africa: Women's Rights and Polygamy

  This policy brief is part of a Gender Links series on complex and controversial issues that intersect with its work. There are few social issues as contentious as polygamy. Those... Read more »

April 8

• Zimbabwe: New Constitution Gives Hope to Women and Girls

  Citizens eagerly await the announcement of the 2013 elections date along with the execution of the new constitution, which gender activists say contains 75% of the demands made by... Read more »

• Zimbabwe: Making the Constitution a Reality for the Women of Zimbabwe

  The second Zimbabwe SADC Gender Protocol Summit closed at Pandhari Lodge on March 26 2013, with resounding pledges to advance gender equality in line with the new Constitution... Read more »

April 6

• Southern Africa: Botswana SADC Gender Protocol Summit and Awards

  The Botswana SADC Gender  Protocol Summit closed in Gaborone on the 27th of March 2013, with awards to 11 women and 3 men whose work on the ground won the highest accolades... Read more »

April 1

• Southern Africa: First Mauritius Gender Summit Ends On a High Note

  The first ever Mauritius SADC Gender Protocol Summit closed at Gold Crest Hotel in Quatre Bornes on March 26 2013, with resounding shouts of - "2015, Yes we Must! The SADC Gender... Read more »

March 28

• Southern Africa: Zambia SADC Protocol Summit Declares 2015 Yes We Must!

  Zambia's first ever SADC Gender Protocol Summit closed on a high note at the Cresta Golfview Lusaka Hotel on March 26 2013 with participants declaring 2015, Yes we must! Read more »

March 26

• Malawi: Gender Inclusiveness Could Bring Currents of Change in Water and Food Security

  Friday 22 March marked the 20th anniversary of UN World Water Day. On this day every year, the world reflects on the water crisis and tries to find solutions especially in the face... Read more »

March 25

• Swaziland: First Swaziland Summit Reaffirms Working From the Ground in Ending Gender Based Violence

  The first ever Swaziland SADC GENDER PROTOCOL SUMMIT closed at Ezulwini on 19 March 2013 with awards to 10 women and 2 men whose work on the ground won the highest accolades from... Read more »

• Lesotho: First Gender Summit Ends On a High Note [press release]

  The first ever Lesotho SADC Gender Protocol Summit closed at the Lesotho Sun Hotel in Maseru on March 19 2013, with resounding shouts of - "2015, Yes we Must! The SADC Gender... Read more »

March 23

• South Africa: The Inhumanity of Dividing Identities

  On this day 53 years ago, thousands of people went to the Sharpeville police station to hand in their passes in a peaceful protest against Apartheid pass laws. The South African... Read more »

March 11

• Africa: Csw 57 - Enough Is Enough! [opinion]

  While sitting and waiting at John F Kennedy International airport in New York for my flight back to South Africa, I contemplated my first Commission of the Status of Women (CSW57)... Read more »

March 9

• Africa: Gender and Climate Change

  As women across the world celebrate women' s day, a good number of them in the Global South are going to be spending it at a queue for water at a borehole 15 kilometres away from... Read more »

• Africa: GBV Indicators Prompt a Collective Response On Violence Against Women

  Shock, disbelief and denial were some of the initial reactions to the results of the gender based violence (GBV) indicators study in Botswana. It is only when the national... Read more »

• Africa: Happy Women's Day?

  Today marks International Woman's Day (IWD). The United Nations theme for 2013 is "A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women." IWD as well as CSW's... Read more »