Swaziland Rural Women celebrate International Women’s Day
By Mark | March 8, 2013
On Friday 8 March, almost 1,000 members of the Swaziland Rural Women’s Assembly gathered together at the Sithobelweni Inkhundla in Swaziland to celebrate and commemorate International Women’s Day under the theme Read the rest of this entry »
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International Women’s Day 2013: Time for action to end violence against women
By Mark | March 8, 2013
8 March, is International Women’s Day. The United Nations have called for people across the world to campaign on the theme “A promise is a promise: Time for action to end violence against women.” Across the world people are increasingly opposing violence against women, and they must. Seven out of ten women worldwide are affected by violence against them.
Zimbabwe will hold elections later this year. The last election in Read the rest of this entry »
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South Africa to Investigate Zimbabwe’s Politically Motivated Rape
By Mark | February 25, 2013
South Africa has made a groundbreaking decision to investigate crimes against humanity in Zimbabwe. This unprecedented action positions the country as a global leader in confronting rape worldwide, and provides the first real hope that a past campaign of mass rape will be prosecuted and future atrocities will be prevented. Read the rest of this entry »
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South Africa: President Zuma gives State of the Nation Address
By Mark | February 14, 2013
State of the Nation Address by His Excellency Jacob G Zuma, President of the Republic of South Africa on the occasion of the Joint Sitting Of Parliament, Cape Town
President Zuma gave his State of the Nation Address to Parliament on 14 February. In it he highlighted five key priorities including education, health, the fight against crime, decent work, rural development and land reform. Read the rest of this entry »
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Swaziland: Women find strength in numbers
By Mark | January 3, 2013
Swazi women are organizing to promote their rights and welfare, convinced that discriminatory laws are at odds with the essential roles they play in their families and in their country’s economy. Read the rest of this entry »
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Lesotho: Ban on women chiefs must end
By Sarah | January 17, 2012
AllAfrica.com, 17 January 2012
The Southern Africa Litigation Centre (SALC) today joined the fight to repeal parts of Lesotho’s discriminatory Chieftainship Act, which only allows the first-born son to succeed to chieftainship, by filing submissions in a landmark case that is due before the country’s Constitutional Court next month. Read the rest of this entry »
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Zimbabwe: Women activists arrested
By Mark | September 23, 2011
12 women arrested in Bulawayo on International Day of Peace; Williams and Mahlangu remanded in custody to Mlondlozi Prison
WOZA leaders Jenni Williams and Magodonga Mahlangu and 10 other women were arrested in Bulawayo on Wednesday, September 21 while attempting to commemorate the International Day of Peace with hundreds of WOZA women and men. As well as those arrested, over 20 others were injured after being beaten by riot police. Read the rest of this entry »
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Youth and student delegation, day ten: Swaziland
By Mark | September 13, 2011
A long, rocky road but the end is nigh
Swaziland Positive Living, Foundation for Social and Economic Justice, Swaziland Rural Women’s Assembly
Written by Awet Sara Yohans
It is a long journey from Manzini to the heart of rural Mahlangatsha; not so because of the distance, but by the unpaved roads and large rocks which make it difficult for our driver to navigate. I am grateful for the lengthy drive. I have utilised this opportunity to reflect on my time in southern Africa (a rare treat since the itinerary leaves little time for introspection). Through the minibus window, as though watching a silent movie, we pass through striking images of the Read the rest of this entry »
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UN Press Release: MDGs Annual Report 2011
By Campaigns | July 21, 2011
UN Press Release, Nairobi/Johannesburg, 7 July 2011
Sub-Saharan Africa advances on many Millennium Development Goals, but still faces tough challenges
Gains in health and education, but urgent progress needed on child and maternal deaths, nutrition and gender equality, UN report says Read the rest of this entry »
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UN women report: Access to justice remains a work in progress
By Campaigns | July 7, 2011
The Guardian, 6 July
More than half of working women in the world, 600 million, are trapped in insecure jobs without legal protection, according to the first flagship report of the new agency UN Women. A similar number do not have even basic protection against domestic violence, it finds, while sexual assault has become a hallmark of modern conflict. Read the rest of this entry »
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