The author reflects on a high school incident that highlights a deeper issue: why many black boys in South Africa are disengaged from the education system. With matric results…
For eight decades, the UN has championed equality, yet its highest office has remained closed to women. This article argues that the next UN Secretary-General must be a woman to…
The Beijing+30 Women’s Movement expresses its grave concern and unequivocal condemnation of the rising and increasingly violent wave of Afrophobic attacks unfolding across South…
South Africa's ambitious R50 billion digital infrastructure drive faces a critical challenge: a significant gender gap in STEM and ICT. With only 13% of STEM graduates being…
Diagnosed with HIV in 2000 when it was a death sentence for many Africans, the author reflects on 25 years of the fight against the epidemic. Ahead of the UN High-Level Meeting…
The violent death of Gcina Dhladhla at her Rosebank workplace is not an isolated incident but a stark revelation of systemic violence and exploitation woven into the fabric of…
This article reflects on three significant anniversaries: 70 years since the women's march against pass laws, 50 years since the 1976 Soweto uprising, and 30 years of South…
A veteran journalist from the Class of '76 reflects on the disillusionment and frustration felt after 1994, particularly concerning education, social services, and the…
Around the world, women continue to face structural barriers in accessing justice systems that are often expensive, complex, slow and, at times, retraumatising
For the first time in 14 years, the G20 youth engagement group (Y20) closed its summit last week without issuing a communiqué — the set of recommendations that usually feeds into…
While regarded as a bold step, questions remained about whether judges and magistrates will embrace its implementation
Studies show a lack of gender-sensitive policies, a ‘band of brothers’ mentality and workplace bullying
The policy prohibits consensual sexual intimacy in court buildings and discourages romantic relationships between members of the judiciary
Labour federations said the digital economy could lead to further marginalisation of workers and called for platform accountability and job protection
The evidence leader in the sexual harassment tribunal suggests Mbenenge’s accuser seemed to be distancing herself via the tone of her responses to his texts
Gender-based violence specialist Lisa Vetten tells a tribunal the complainant used ‘different strategies to communicate reluctance and unwillingness’
The Y20 summit revealed disparities in youth-driven calls for climate justice, inclusive growth and sovereignty between the Global South and North
Experts say sexual harassment remains pervasive in South Africa’s legal system, especially among candidate attorneys and court secretaries
At least 66% of recent cases were performed by healthcare professionals, in an attempt to legitimise the practice
An independent, rigorous process for investigating complaints of abuse of power of a sexual nature must be set up to provide guidance for tribunal investigations
