June 12

• Namibia: 'Sexually Transmitted Marks' - Who Is to Blame? [analysis]

  The latest "trend" from institutions of higher learning is that students and lecturers are exchanging a lot more than knowledge and information. It is 'alleged' by some students... Read more »

June 9

• Lesotho: Peaceful Transition but Disappointing Outcome for Women

  Gender Links today welcomed the peaceful transition to a coalition government following the recent elections in Lesotho, but expressed disappointment that the elections witnessed... Read more »

June 6

• Malawi: Nation's Homophobic Challenges [analysis]

  Only when a gay couple, Tiwonge Chimbalanga and Steven Monjeza, decided to come out in the open and become engaged in December 2009 did a blanket of silence lift from Malawi... Read more »

May 25

• Africa: AU Election Test of Continent's Unity and Commitment to Equality [analysis]

  Africa Day 2012 is being celebrated under the theme "Towards the Realisation of a united and integrated Africa and its diaspora." The theme is particularly significant as the... Read more »

May 3

• Africa: Time for New Voices in the Media [analysis]

  This year World Press Freedom Day on 3 May marks 21 years of the Windhoek Declaration on Promoting Independent and Pluralistic Media. The United Nations Educational, Scientific and... Read more »

April 26

• Southern Africa: Gender Mainstreaming or Malestreaming?

  Participants at a Gender and Media Diversity (GMDC) seminar on Mainstreaming or malestreaming: Gender@work in organisations" have urged gender movements to involve men as equal... Read more »

• Southern Africa: Joining the IT Super Highway

  The main conference hall turned into a computer jamboree on the last day of the Third Gender Justice and Local Government Summit on 25 April 2012. Participants took to the... Read more »

• Southern Africa: Gender and Media Diversity Journal Launched

  The recently launched Gender and Media Diversity (GMDC) Journal on Gender, Popular Culture and Media will contribute immensely to the growing body of knowledge around gender and... Read more »

• Mauritius: Call for Women to Participate in Politics

  Mauritians at the just ended Third Gender Justice and Local Government Summit have called for the inclusion of women in political decision-making saying women have a lot to offer... Read more »

• Southern Africa: Award Winners - Third Gender Justice and Local Government Summit [press release]

  THIRD GENDER JUSTICE AND LOCAL GOVERNMENT SUMMIT AWARDS Read more »

• Southern Africa: The Time Is Now for the Inclusion of Climate Change in the SADC Gender Protocol

  Participants to the third annual Gender Justice and Local Government summit signed a petition calling on governments in the Southern African Development Community (SADC) to add an... Read more »

• Southern Africa: The World We Want to See By 2015

  One by one, participants to the third annual Gender Justice and Local Government summit lined up to place their dreams for a cleaner and safer world in memory boxes crafted from... Read more »

• Southern Africa: Time for an Addendum on Gender and Climate Change!

  Participants to the 2012 Gender Justice and Local Government Summit have urged SADC Heads of State to sign an Addendum to the Protocol on Gender and Development on Climate Change... Read more »

• Southern Africa: Walking the Green Talk

  In a symbolic action of solidarity with the campaign for climate change justice in the Southern African Development Community (SADC), participants to the Gender Justice and Local... Read more »

• Southern Africa: Mainstreaming and Ending Gender Based Violence

  Participants at the just ended Gender Justice and Local Government summit have described this year's summit as a good training and learning ground for local authorities. Read more »

April 25

• Zambia: Women Pushed Into 'Tight Corner' By Climate Change

  Women are likely to bear the heaviest brunt of the impacts of climate change due to their dependence on agriculture for their livelihoods, gender roles that increase their... Read more »

• Swaziland: Women Plan to Document 'Herstory'

  Gaining confidence from their participation in capacity building programmes rolled out in their country by Gender Links (GL), the Swazi women of the Lutsango LwakaNgwane... Read more »

• Zambia: Male Involvement in HIV Initiatives Still Low

  The non-involvement of men in HIV and AIDS initiatives in the region is one of the impediments to progress in addressing the effects of the pandemic. Read more »

• Southern Africa: Violence Against Women At 'Crisis' Levels, South African Minister Says [analysis]

  The South African Minister for Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana, Monday called for Southern African countries to develop a comprehensive, holistic and... Read more »

• Zambia: Low Representation of Women in Councils May Affect Service Delivery [analysis]

  Although the representation of women in Parliament and local government fell far below the SADC Gender Protocol target of 50/50 in Zambia's last general elections, the country's... Read more »

• Southern Africa: Women Must Move Beyond the 'Kitchens' and 'Maternity Wards'

  The Southern African Development Community (SADC) Protocol on Gender and Development has created a regional platform for linking gender equality and women's empowerment to national... Read more »

• Southern Africa: Laws Are in Place, but the System Still Fails Women

  Despite the good policies and laws on the books in Southern African countries to eradicate Gender Based Violence (GBV), violence against women continues at alarming rates. Read more »

• Southern Africa: Gender and Local Govt Summit Goes Green

  When the 280 participants entered the plenary session of the third annual Gender Justice and Local Government summit on Tuesday (April 24), they got off to a healthy start with a... Read more »

• Southern Africa: Dancing and Singing for Gender Justice

  Participants to the third annual Gender Justice and Local Government Summit kicked up their heels in traditional dances and sang songs during the gala's cultural diversity evening... Read more »

• Southern Africa: Gender and Local Govt Summits Provide a Learning Journey for Participants

  The annual Gender Justice and Local Government Summit continues to grow from strength to strength. Two hundred participants attended the inaugural summit in 2010, 231 in 2011,... Read more »