South Africa: Epileptic Woman Has to Sleep On Concrete Floor At Hospital

Eastern Cape health department says Uitenhage Provincial Hospital has too few beds for increased demand Read more »

South Africa: The Fisher Women of Doringbaai

Spirit of Endeavour Fisherfolk Women was formed to share skills and help protect the environment from damage Read more »

South Africa: Helping Hand Offered to Woman Feeding Children in East London

The Lunchbox Fund and the Development Bank have committed to providing meals to Zandile Mtungata's organisation Read more »

South Africa: What I Learned On My Journey Through Breast Cancer

In Breast Cancer Awareness Month we can all do something to help Read more »

South Africa: Women Dig Their Own Pipeline After Years of Frustration With Ethekwini Water Supply

Many families in Matikwe north of Durban were left out when pipes were installed Read more »

South Africa: Woman in Wheelchair Narrowly Escapes Death in Dunoon Shack Fire

Nearly 50 people left homeless Read more »

South Africa: Women in Limpopo Village Had to Dig Their Own Water Well

Vhembe District Municipality says repairs to faulty boreholes across Elim will be done by end September Read more »

South Africa: 'Battered Woman Syndrome' - Law to Be Challenged

Lawyers say psychological aspect of domestic violence must be taken into account when sentencing women who kill abusive partners Read more »

South Africa: Five Months After Police Drive Into Woman, Breaking Her Pelvis, SAPS Probe Is Still Incomplete

Nolwazi Tokhwe says her life has dramatically changed Read more »

South Africa: Aunty Bettie - a Lifetime of Fighting for Women Farm Workers

"If you know your rights you can stand up for yourself" Read more »

South Africa: Khayelitsha Women Want to Start a Clothing Factory

"We want others to see that as women, we can create our own opportunities and succeed," says founder of sewing business Read more »

South Africa: Public Protector Releases Damning Report On the Handling of Gender-Based Violence Complaints

Report says the departments of Justice, Police and Social Development are falling short Read more »

South Africa: Stun Grenades Thrown At Farm Women Outside Parliament

200 women were marching to call for a ban of pesticides Read more »

South Africa: Gauteng's Shelter System Is 'Broken' Because of State Incompetence

Several gender-based violence shelters in the province were forced to close because of uncertainty over their funding from the Department of Social Development Read more »

South Africa: Sexual Harassment in the Courts Is an Open Secret

But the Chief Justice has still not taken steps to deal with it Read more »

South Africa: Women's Hostel Two-Week Blackout Blamed On Strike in Ethekwini

Five women from Thokoza Hostel were arrested on Tuesday after protesting to get the electricity restored Read more »

South Africa: Why Is Jacob Zuma Attacking Queer People?

Former president puts tribal patriarchy ahead of our human rights Read more »

South Africa: Hundreds of Women Farm Workers March to Paarl Police Station

Among the demands is that police in the Cape Winelands be trained on how to properly handle GBV cases Read more »

South Africa: Call for Better Funding for Women's Shelters

Social Development Minister Lindiwe Zulu says the private sector should fund and support shelters Read more »

South Africa: A Judge Found That a Man Did Not Intend to Rape His Girlfriend. The Supreme Court of Appeal Will Hear the Case This Week

"What we are left with is a high level of impunity for sexual violence that affects a large segment of women in South Africa." Read more »

South Africa: Women Farm Workers Demand Meeting With Minister of Agriculture

Women on Farms Project marched to Parliament on Wednesday Read more »

South Africa: Help Free Up Government Buildings for Women's Shelters, MPs Urged

Commission on Gender Equality report has harsh words for police Read more »

South Africa: Picketers Demand Justice for Pro-Palestine Protester Assaulted During Marathon

Woodstock police say they are investigating Read more »

South Africa: A Deaf Woman Was Gang Raped. She Has Waited More Than Eight Months for a Court to Get a Sign Language Interpreter

The trial of four men accused of raping the 45-year-old woman has been postponed several times because of this Read more »

South Africa: Elderly Gugulethu Women Celebrated At End of Women's Month

"Our own children don't take care of us, they neglect us. These clubs help us feel accepted and loved" says pensioner. Read more »