Malala Yousafzai

Working for women

Article Derek Davey - 17 Feb 2020

Female-led businesses have a key role to play in the social entrepreneurship space

‘Back with eyes open’ ― Malala visits Pakistan district where she was shot

Article Lehaz Ali - 31 Mar 2018

Malala visited the Swat valley for her first trip back to the once militant-infested Pakistani region where she was shot in the head by the Taliban

UN warns of ‘ethnic cleansing’ of Myanmar’s Muslims

Article Nick Perry - 11 Sep 2017

The Rohingya, a stateless Muslim minority, have faced decades of persecution in Myanmar where they are regarded as illegal immigrants.

Malala slams world leaders over Chibok schoolgirls

Africa bogdan TagDiv - 14 Apr 2015

Nobel laureate Malala Yousafzai has criticised world leaders for failing to help free 219 schoolgirls kidnapped a year ago by Boko Haram fighters.

Malala calls for ‘urgent action’ to free Nigerian schoolgirls

Africa Staff Reporter - 8 Feb 2015

Nobel peace laureate Malala Yousafzai on Sunday called for global support to help release more than 200 Nigerian schoolgirls kidnapped by Boko Haram.

Malala Yousafzai challenges world leaders to ‘do better’

Article Staff Reporter - 10 Dec 2014

In an open letter to world leaders ahead of receiving her Nobel Peace Prize, activist Malala Yousafzai asks world leaders to raise their ambition.

Yousafzai, Satyarthi win Nobel Peace prize

Article bogdan TagDiv - 10 Oct 2014

Indian national Kailash Satyarthi and Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai have won the 2014 Nobel Peace prize for advocating children's rights.

Nigeria: Malala Yousafzai addresses abduction of schoolgirls

Africa Staff Reporter - 13 Jul 2014

Pakistan's Malala Yousafzai has held talks with some parents of the girls abducted in Nigeria and leaders of a group campaigning for their release.

Lady Gaga: Give Women of the Year cover to Malala

Article Sapa Ap - 12 Nov 2013

Glamour magazine's annual Women Of The Year Awards at Carnegie Hall saw 12 women honoured, including Lady Gaga and Malala Yousafzai.

Pakistani girl shot by Taliban honoured at Harvard

Article bogdan TagDiv - 28 Sep 2013

Malala Yousafzai, the Pakistani girl who survived an assassination attempt by the Taliban, has been honoured by Harvard University.

The exceptional Malala Yousafzai

Africa bogdan TagDiv - 27 Sep 2013

If you think we'll never again see the likes of Mandela, Tutu and Suu Kyi – think again, writes Melanie Verwoerd.

Dreaming big: 13 memorable speeches

Article Tom Eaton - 28 Aug 2013

Martin Luther King's 'I have a dream' speech is considered one of the greatest in history. Here's a list of other memorable monologues.

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