The women’s league failed to promote gender equality and, as a minister, Bathabile Dlamini used Zuma’s patronage to survive her disasters
These countries share many similarities, including falls from grace and redemption, but it’s clear that military takeovers don’t salvage democracy
It is not enough to say there must be a woman president. Candidates must lead by example and spell out exactly what they aim to do
South Africa has to tackle the scourge in the same visionary way it has fought against HIV and Aids
The harsh reality is that progressive gender work in Southern Africa is being hamstrung by changing economic realities in the north.
The Women’s March grew organically, through the work of volunteers, with no hierarchical structure.
The women’s league is behaving oddly and the main candidates are silent on many other issues.
The prevention of gender-based violence must become the starting point and not an afterthought.
The country seems to be slipping back into patriarchy and election manifestos barely refer to women, yet they’re the largest voting group.
What would Nelson Mandela say if he knew of the family feud raging outside his hospital room?