Sanitary Pads
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Bold enough to rewrite the industry
Lindiwe Nkuna-Kgopa refused to accept the absence of women-owned, industrial-scale sanitary pad manufacturers in South Africa. Her determination led to the creation of Africa's…
What’s in your pad? Study sparks debate over chemical exposure in hygiene products
Manufacturers and industry groups argue that endocrine-disrupting chemicals in menstrual products are present at extremely low levels and do not compromise safety
Hormone-disrupting chemicals found in South African sanitary pads and pantyliners, study finds
Chemicals linked to fertility problems and cancer were detected in all sanitary pads and pantyliners tested
Young people have the power to make Africa better
But inequality on the continent will continue to grow unless disparities in the right to education are ended
First sanitary pad vending machine in Africa aims to end ‘period poverty’
A new invention by the MENstruation Foundation addresses the difficulty many schoolgirls face every month — not being able to afford sanitary products
Farewell Allen Thompson: A fighter for education
M&G education editor Bongekile Macupe honours the legacy of the late president of the National Teachers’ Union
KZN education officials suspended for mismanagement of sanitary-pads project
Unions have welcomed the suspension of three senior officials in KZN’s department of education for mismanagement of a sanitary-pads distribution project
Men should embrace feminism
The feminist project is about equality and justice for all human beings, including men and boys
Stella Nyanzi: The formidable feminist foe Museveni has failed to silence
She has campaigned for the rights of girls, women and LGBTQIA+ people in Uganda and leads Pads4GirlsUG a campaign to provide free sanitary pads
Editorial: At last, dignity for women
‘This week, South Africans overcame in some ways the silence and shame tied to menstruation’
‘Fraud, poor governance’ cause municipal crisis
Provincial departments have an estimated R25-billion in unpaid bills
Women in the Environment
Winner: PINK
Women MPs slam Treasury for shoddy sanitary towels VAT exemption plans
Women across the political spectrum have issued a stern warning to treasury: take the request that sanitary pads be VAT exempt seriously
Call for probe as pads pile up in KZN
With too many sanitary towels but no money for effective teaching, unions are alleging corruption
Sadtu accuses KZN education dept of mismanaging free sanitary pads project
Sadtu has accused the Department of Education of commercialising the free sanitary pads initiative in KwaZulu-Natal.