South Africa: Gender-Based Violence Helpline Cut Off, Survivors Pay the Price

The national helpline service for gender-based violence is currently out of service. While the Department of Social Development attributes this to the restructuring of service… Read more »

South Africa: Inequality in Parental Leave - Concourt to Hear Case for Fathers, Adoptive Parents to Get More Leave

A couple have taken their two year challenge for equity in parental leave to the Constitutional Court. The landmark case has implications for same-sex, adoptive and surrogate… Read more »

South Africa: Campaign Builds to Block 'Undesirable' R&B Star Chris Brown's Johannesburg Gigs

Controversy has surrounded US R&B singer Chris Brown's upcoming Johannesburg shows amid calls to declare him an 'undesirable person' due to his history of aggression. Read more »

South Africa: Queering the Pitch - SAPS Gets Into Gender Muddle On New Case Docket Forms

In new forms for reporting a crime, the South African Police Service asks complainants to indicate whether they are male, female -- or gay. Read more »

South Africa: Women Resort to Digging Their Own Pipeline After 18 Years of Frustration With Municipal Water Supply

Many families in Matikwe, north of Durban, were left out when pipes were installed. Some families get water from a nearby spring; elderly people who cannot fetch their own water… Read more »

South Africa: Sexual Violence in SA - Women Share Their Stories About the Dangers of Commuting On Minibus Taxis

Unfortunately, taxis are not necessarily safe for women. They are like so many other public spaces in a country with some of the world's highest rates of sexual violence and murder… Read more »

South Africa: This Week - Discussions On Nsfas Failures, Women's Land Struggles, and the Impact of Court Decisions On Human Rights

The true cost of the National Student Financial Aid Scheme failures, a webinar on women's land struggles in post-apartheid South Africa, and a musical event raising funds for… Read more »

South Africa: Unlocking the True Value of Women's Work in School Nutrition

This Women's Month -- 30 years since the end of apartheid -- demands meaningful change. We need to shift from words to action. Recognising the work of the women who feed the… Read more »

South Africa: Patriarchal Pampering Reduces Women's Month to Pink Goody Bag Events

Instead of perpetuating popular Women's Month celebrations that reinforce patriarchal norms, universities should lead the way in critical reflection and action. Read more »

South Africa: A Woman Soldier's Beautiful Book Reclaims the MK Mantle

Marion Sparg's Guilty and Proud shows up Jacob Zuma's party as interlocutors. Ferial Haffajee asked the author about her memoir. Read more »

South Africa: In the Lions' Den - the Women Who Count Kruger's Big Cats

Lesego Mthethwa and Alison Govaerts' research will culminate in a much-needed estimate for the number of African lions in the Kruger National Park. Read more »

South Africa: On Women's Day, Let's Start Thinking Differently About Sex Work

As South Africa celebrates National Women's Day and 30 years of democracy, it is crucial to shine a light on a highly marginalised group in our society: adult female sex workers. Read more »

South Africa: Women Want and Deserve More Than Empty Gestures and Platitudes This Women's Day

In a country where - as was the case in 1956 - women still bear the brunt of spatial injustice, economic deprivation and social instability, we need to remember the unifying force… Read more »

South Africa: Herstory Matters - Towards Gender Transformation in the South African Media

Three decades into our democracy, women are claiming their rightful places in newsrooms and the media industry. This is not just a milestone, it's a testament to the significant… Read more »

South Africa: Mandisa Maya's Appointment As Chief Justice Is a Victory for All, Especially for Black Women in Law

To reach her current position, Justice Maya has had to confront the double-barrelled exclusion that comes with being a black woman in law. Read more »

South Africa: Still Too Few Women in Judicial Leadership Positions, Despite Big Strides in Past 30 Years

Justice Mandisa Maya's ascendancy to the helm of the judiciary is an important milestone, coming as it does in the 101st year since women have been allowed to practise law in South… Read more »

South Africa: Almost 100 Girls Aged Between 10 and 14 Have Given Birth in the Eastern Cape Since April

Eastern Cape schools continue to battle with high numbers of teenage pregnancies, with more than 4,000 girls aged between 10 and 19 having given birth at public healthcare… Read more »

South Africa: Woman Wins Seven-Year Legal Battle Against Ex-Partner Who Knowingly Infected Her With HIV

When Sergeant Lina Antoinette Ndishishi first reported to the police that her ex-partner had knowingly infected her with HIV, she was told she was wasting her time as the case… Read more »

South Africa: Why SA's Health Department Will Send Flood and Heatwave Warnings to Pregnant Women

The chance of a miscarriage or stillbirth can be up to 8% higher during floods or long periods of heat than in normal times. That's why the health department will soon send… Read more »

South Africa: Brutal and Disarming - Moffie Urges Us to Question Authority

Kai Luke Brümmer shines in the stage version of the critically acclaimed film and autobiography Moffie, which tackles toxic masculinity and homophobia in the story of a gay… Read more »

South Africa: Judge Mandisa Maya Will Be SA's First Female Chief Justice - but Is Anyone Paying Attention?

Judge Mandisa Maya is set to lead South Africa's judiciary for the next 10 years after the Judicial Service Commission (JSC) on Tuesday 21 May recommended her appointment to… Read more »

South Africa: Selokela 'Slu' Molamodi Is a Young Community Leader Talking Her Way to a Better SA

In 2020, Slu joined Generation G, a coalition between ActionAid, Activate and Sonke Gender Justice, mobilising young people to build a GBV-free society. Read more »

South Africa: Health Sector Needs More Women Leaders to Tackle Backlash Against Sexual and Reproductive Rights - - Experts

Amid an escalating anti-rights backlash, health experts have stressed the need for a policy initiative to promote gender equity in health leadership. Read more »

South Africa: Proteas Women's Stuttering Middle Order Biggest Concern After Shock T20i Series Defeat to Sri Lanka

A lack of substantial contributions by South Africa's wobbly middle order saw the side fall to their first series defeat to Sri Lanka -- a worrying sign ahead of a T20 World Cup. Read more »

South Africa: Reflections On the Intersection of Gendered Violence and Corruption in an Election Year

As South Africa prepares for the elections on 29 May, and political parties rally behind their manifestos full of promises of change, it is important for us as the citizenry to… Read more »