Political parties will not be truly representative until gender quotas apply across the board, including at the very top
Bhekisisa editor Mia Malan talks to HIV scientist Salim Abdool Karim about his research on risky relationships of young women and older men.
An internal inquiry has implicated senior officials in sexual harassment, nepotism and fraud, but there have been no repercussions for the accused
Women are not permitted to be deacons in the Catholic Church, but that could soon change
An extract from the first chapter of La Bastarda by Trifonia Melibea Obono, published by Modjaji
A new study finds that women voter may put socioeconomic rights above party loyalties in the coming national elections
Some women play the role of both student and mother, balancing family and household responsibilities
Two exhibitions, in the Women’s Jail at Constitution Hill and at the Old Fort rampart, challenge the omnipresence of male domination.
The 1in9 Campaign, i-LEAD and Soul City Institute recently hosted an empowering self defence class for women as part of the #SafeTaxisNow campaign.
Although coded language might make it easier for people to talk about menstruation, it may also reinforce the stigma attached to a natural process.
The game is still rigged against female business leaders, so they’re rewriting the rules themselves.
The Women’s March grew organically, through the work of volunteers, with no hierarchical structure.
We speak to a young, black woman who is infertile about the stigma she faces in her community.
The ability to bear children continues to decide many women’s social standing and inheritance.
My grandmother made do instead of making the most of, and my mother was a martyr.
Readers write in about powerful women, water retention, and Krotoa.
There is much more to enjoying fulfilling and safe sex than just Pornhub mechanics.
Readers write in about Hansie Smit’s Cape Town, the image of islam, and the need for strong women.
As South Africa marks the anniversary of the massacre, a new study reveals how women’s bodies are a battleground in the country’s platinum belt
Turns out that the country has not forgotten the president’s stance on women and their rights.
South Africa does rather well in global gender rankings, but the reality tells a different story.
For those at risk, taking a pill that can stop them from getting HIV is a ‘life-changing experience’
In the vagina’s ecosystem, mundane bacteria matter more than you think.
‘Blessers’ form a crucial link in a cycle of HIV transmission that South Africa has not been able to break.
Their ability to listen, nurture the ideas of others and lead through collaboration give mothers leadership traits that are invaluable to businesses.
However strong the social and economic benefits, the question of how we connect more women still remains.
The increasingly disjointed nature of life in urban slums means there’s no network of family support for mothers who want to work.
We’ll deliver your baby but sepsis control is your problem, say the country’s rural clinics.
We’ll deliver your baby but sepsis control is your problem, say the country’s rural clinics.
Peace negotiations influenced by women are more likely to end in agreement and to endure.
How to go beyond platitudes when it comes to teenage sexuality and abuse? One NGO has a solution: teach young women to know their worth and rights.