Miss South Africa Zozibini Tunzi has launched the #HeForShe campaign to mobilize men to stand together with women in the struggle against gender-based violence and the creation of ... Read more »

Despite ugly smear campaigns to discredit them, violent threats and racist comments 23-year-olds Safiya Khalid and Nadia Mohamed who are both former refugees still managed to ... Read more »

The Nairobi Summit has three critical commitments - bringing to zero maternal deaths, gender-based violence and harmful practices, as well as meeting the need for family planning. ... Read more »

Mauritania does not have a law to prosecute gender-based violence and rape. In the past, almost all cases of sexual violence have gone unpunished. In a surprising turnabout, a ... Read more »

Black women are the least likely segment of the population to have breast cancer but the most likely to die from it. This is because it tends to be diagnosed too late for ... Read more »

The University of Cape Town's Professor Lynette Denny has earned a Gold Medal from the South African Medical Research Council for her 25-year body of research on cervical cancer, ... Read more »

In light of a national campaign in Sierra Leone to reduce child marriages and teenage pregnancies, President Julius Maada Bio's has acknowledged that his government senselessly ... Read more »

Luyanda Botha, the man accused of the rape and murder of UCT student Uyinene Mrwetyana, has appeared in the Western Cape High Court where members in the gallery demanded he show ... Read more »

The changes have seen Vincent Biruta appointed Minister of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation, replacing Richard Sezibera. Former legislator Ignatienne Nyirarukundo will serve as ... Read more »

Reporters Without Borders has welcomed the release of Hajar Raissouni, a Moroccan journalist held since 30 August who was sentenced on 30 September to a year in prison for seeking ... Read more »