Johannesburg 07 February 2025– The African Women in Dialogue (AfWID) 2025 conference concluded successfully at the Birchwood Hotel and Conference Centre in Boksburg, bringing together dynamic women leaders, activists, and policymakers to discuss the future of African women beyond the Beijing Declaration. The conference served as a transformative space for dialogue, advocacy, and reflection, with […]
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Johannesburg 24 January: Women of the South Speak Out (WOSSO) Fellows from Sub-Saharan Africa will participate in the African Women in Dialogue (AfWID) high-level Forum running under the theme, Women’s Voice and Power as Agents of Change. AfWID is an inclusive platform of dialogue that seeks to unite African women from all walks of life
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16 December, 2024: Today is Reconciliation Day in South Africa—a day meant to symbolise healing, unity, and the promise of a better future. This day comes just after the Sixteen Days of Activism on Gender Violence, that runs from 25 November (International Day of No Violence Against Women) to 10 December, Human Rights Day. Reconciliation is a
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16 December: I am a 28-year-old woman who grew up in rural areas of South Africa and witnessed the devastating effects of domestic and gender-based violence (GBV). I am writing this story as we transition from the Sixteen Days of Activism to the rest of the year with a personal plea: to break the cycle
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December 10, 2024: Today is Human Rights Day – the commemoration of the anniversary of one of the world’s most ground breaking global pledges: the Universal Declaration of Human Rights (UDHR). This landmark document enshrines the inalienable rights that everyone is entitled to as a human being. Esther Mahlangu’s art is a vibrant testament to South Africa’s diversity,
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Bindura, Zimbabwe 6 December: Today we commemorate the Montreal Massacre, a day to reflect on femicide and conversely to commit to positive masculinity. On December 6, 1989, Mark Lepine entered École Polytechnique at the Université of Montréal, Canada with the intent to kill women, blaming them for his failure to gain entrance to the engineering programme.
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Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, 5 December: Two years ago this month, l received a desperate call from community gender champions from Matobo district alerting me of a planned wedding in their village between a 15-year-old girl and a 38-year-old man. The champions said that the girl consented to this marriage because it was the only way to
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Johannesburg. 3 December: On World Disability Day, South Africa celebrates notable strides toward disability inclusion, marked by significant policy advancements and milestones. But the “rainbow nation” of the late Archbishop Desmond Tutu still faces challenges that hinder full societal participation for people with disabilities. One of the most remarkable achievements has been the recognition of South
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Johannesburg, 29 November: For many decades in Southern Africa, the region in the world with the highest percentage of people living with HIV and AIDS, our biggest concern was treatment and care that remained outside the reach of the majority. Now that antiretroviral therapy (ART’s) are more readily available, we face a new, albeit much
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Johannesburg, November 24, 2024: Gender Links (GL) and partners join the global community in saying “no” to gender violence with a concerted, multi-faceted campaign that moves from evidence to action during this Sixteen Days of Activism. The Sixteen Days spans the period from 25 November, International Day for the Eradication of Violence Against Women, to 10 December, International Human
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