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Sissy Obisi Dlamini, affectionately known as Mamkhulu, is a testament to extraordinary resilience. Her life, marked by profound loss and unwavering dedication to others,…
Modern day superwomen: Students who are mothers too
Some women play the role of both student and mother, balancing family and household responsibilities
Women’s bodies are the battleground for civil liberties
Female activists face persecution largely because their existence is an affront to the patriarchal nature of societies.
Get it right, newsdesks, the ANC aunties are not exactly fighting for women’s rights
We should be overjoyed that the focus is on women, but the way the media deals with this is generally underwhelming.
Local elections 2016 show that South Africa’s women continue to play second fiddle
Our past tells us that women mobilise in ways that produce significant political results. But the present shows how easily these gains can evaporate.
Jacob Zuma and his sexism – as laid out in the president’s own words
Turns out that the country has not forgotten the president’s stance on women and their rights.
Editorial: Please put our women first
What South Africa needs is an approach that places violence against women at the heart of social policy.
South African women: Young heroine with courage forged in fire
Twenty-two-year-old Mitta Lebaka has dedicated her life to helping child burn survivors like herself.
Verashni Pillay: Strike a woman, you strike a hollow memory
We’ve failed South Africa’s women, and the bluster of Women’s Month won’t change that, writes a disgusted Verashni Pillay.
Women’s Day marks crisis of poverty and violence
Women rallied worldwide on Sunday to demand equal rights and protest against domestic violence and growing poverty in the global economic crisis.
Part pitied, part scorned
Being a woman with a black eye is excruciating. Suddenly, people who were chatty at work start avoiding eye contact.
South Africa celebrates Women’s Day
Women’s Day was marked by activities that celebrated womanhood and at the same time urged further strides in protecting and advancing women’s rights.
When are you too old?
Colleen Lowe Morna and Sikhonzile Ndlovu examine how the media undermine the value of older women in our society.
When did the ‘rock’ become weak?
In observing Women’s Month, Women’s Day and the 16 days of activism, we have lost the real political and liberating philosophy of days past.