Former Constitutional Court Judge, <b>Kate O’Regan</b> talks about free speech.
Rape is a scourge that must be eliminated.
A former teacher has turned her hand to farming with great success.
Legislation offers protection but often only in theory.
Women are beginning to make inroads in the manly world of trucking.
Senior management and board positions still male dominated.
After initial gains women seem to be losing the political edge.
President Zuma says not enough is being done to advance women in business sectors, calling for "visible change" in all industries, especially mining.
Women are not as active in the South African economy as they should be due to the high adult unemployment rate in the country, an economist has said.
Yani Tseng has become the youngest woman to win a fifth Major title after capturing the Women’s British Open by four strokes from Brittany Lang.
Twitter users fired off a record number of tweets per second at the final whistle of Japan’s upset win over the US in the women’s World Cup final.
Japan has won the women’s soccer World Cup for the first time after coming from behind to beat the United States 3-1 on penalties.
With the backing of a sponsor and a determined coach, SA women’s hockey is heading up the field.
Someone to give working women advice on dealing with “glass ceilings” and juggling work and home responsibilities is a boon.
The mere recognition of women’s rights was not enough, President Jacob Zuma said at a Women’s Day event in East London on Monday.
SA and the continent as a whole are ignoring a sports resource that could draw even more wealth and development into the region: women’s football.
Mandisa Williams, the Springbok women’s rugby captain, tells Cheryl Roberts about her passion for the game and the need for more investment.
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/ 29 January 2010
Serena Williams completed one half of an Australian Open double when she and older sister Venus Williams won the women’s doubles title on Friday.
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/ 13 November 2009
Three government sources close to the process of getting the ministry up and running said Mayende-Sibiya is out of her depth.
Serena Williams regained the world number one ranking at the China Open on Tuesday, while Rafael Nadal survived a scare in his opening match.
Long before the Caster Semenya sex-test row hit the headlines, South Africans in all their corners were questioning her identity.
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/ 17 October 2008
Book reviews: <i>The Eye of the Leopard</i> by Henning Mankell and <i>’Sister outsiders'</i> Devarakshanam Govinden.
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/ 22 September 2008
Producing baskets and mats in central Uganda had traditionally been the work of women. Now this practice is used to fight poverty.
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/ 18 September 2008
The Ugandan government plans to set out measures to combat prostitution, including a possible ban on women wearing miniskirts.
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/ 17 September 2008
Women are playing a crucial role in post-genocide Rwandan politics.
Swazi women have challenged King Mswati III on the monarchy’s lavish lifestyle in the face of abject poverty and disease.
We’ve all met unkind women and there is such a thing as a bad mother. The propaganda, however, wants us to believe differently.
More women are being employed in the government and their representation in the Cabinet has steadily increased, the deputy president said on Monday.
Paying attention to our media and popular culture suggests that there is ongoing contestation about the meanings of gender in the nation.
More and more women are taking their rightful places in the top structures of government and business, writes Ilse Ferreira.
In league with patriarchy: Once a proud fighter for women’s rights, the Women’s League is now reduced to a supporting role.
Women in Islamic North Africa have quietly and steadily overcome tradition and law to advance their rights.