More than a million premature babies die worldwide each year, but the majority could be saved if a range of existing inexpensive treatments and procedures were made more widely ... Read more »
Zimbabwe's Mighty Warriors defeated Zambia in an international women's friendly. Read more »
Sweden's culture minister faces furious calls to resign after she was filmed cutting a "racist" black cake designed to look like a naked, black African woman. Read more »
Ten learners at the St Joseph's High School who failed to tuck in their shirts were instructed by their school principal to remove them during a morning assembly for the duration ... Read more »
Supporters of the Forum for Democratic Change Women's League leader took to the streets and stripped down to their underwear to protest what they call her brutal arrest. Read more »
The Department of Women, Children and People with Disabilities is accused of poor financial mismanagement and has been criticized in Parliament for failing to meet its mandate. Read more »
The death of a teenager who was forced to marry her rapist in the North has fueled a public debate around controversial marriage laws. Read more »
Two U.S.-based organizations - KickStart and Samasource - were among those that were recently honored in Washington, DC, at the first Innovatio Read more »
The inaugural Global Power Women Summit in Africa will be held in Zimbabwe next month. Subjects that will be deliberated include women's empowerment, rights and health. Read more »
Gender based violence is a primary concern in the fight against gender equality in Southern Africa. Studies indicate that violence as a means of controlling women is rooted in ... Read more »
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