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Woman power: The women leading this race are not from the capitals that have always supplied the UN's leadership, they are from the Global South and one of them, Carolyn Rodrigues Birkett, comes from a Caribbean nation. Photo: UN Photo / Eskinder Debebe
UNITED NATIONS

The world is ready for a woman-led UN

As the United Nations edges closer to electing its first female Secretary-General, Africa's failure to nominate qualified women from its own ranks highlights a missed opportunity…

  • Kafui Tsekpo
8 min read
Visionary: Buhle Phiwe Hlatshwayo believes that a lot of women, especially young women, are disenfranchised.
WOMEN IN LEADERSHIP

Building bigger tables for Africa's future

Buhle Phiwe Hlatshwayo's career is a testament to relentless reinvention, from political journalist to diplomat and now president of the Chevening Alumni Association of South…

  • Busi Lethole
7 min read