Farmworkers tell of poor working and living conditions
The fact that farmworkers work the land under working and living conditions that have not changed since the Western Cape strike of 2012 should be […]
Violence against women
We did the sums on South Africa’s mental health spend. They’re not pretty
South Africa has taken steps towards strengthening mental health care in the last 20 years. These include reforming the Mental Health Care Act 2002 and developing a National […]
Pakistan makes uneven progress in the fight for gender equality
In Pakistan women don’t just have to contend with glass ceilings. They are hemmed-in by walls and barriers of every construction. Look at most international […]
Backyarders still determined to fight for housing
It has been six days since the occupiers of Arcadia Place were evicted and living on the streets outside the building in Observatory.
The Purest Choice: the Egyptian mothers standing up to female genital mutilation
According to the World Health Organization, Female genital mutilation (FGM) “includes procedures that intentionally alter or cause injury to the female genital organs for non-medical […]
The ongoing struggle to end gender-based violence in Spain
On 17 December 1997, public awareness of gender-based violence saw a radical and lasting change in Spain. On that day, Ana Orantes, a 60-year-old woman, […]
Egypt’s protests uncover deep cracks in al-Sisi’s strongman façade
Popular protests against Egyptian president Abdel Fattah al-Sisi have spread to at least eight cities, with the largest crowds gathering in Cairo, Alexandria and Suez. These […]
Imbongi yomthonyama yenze umbongo ojoliswe kumadoda abulala abantu abangomama
Ngexesha apho ukubulawa, ukudlwengulwa, impatho-mbi nokunyamalala kwabantu abangomama ngamadoda kwanabo bathandana nabo kuyinto esendabeni kwaye kuqhanqalazwa imini nezolo ngenxa yalemeko, inenekazi eliyimbongi yomthonyama nalo livakalise […]
#TotalShutDown protest highlights gender-based violence and poor policing
The #TotalShutDown protest in Cape Town blocked roads a year after first attempting to stop traffic to highlight violence in communities, poor policing and a lack of service delivery.
The invisible workplace accident rate
Nurses providing hospital care, delivery people delivering food to homes, domestic workers cleaning hotel rooms, office workers accumulating overtime hours, waiters and waitresses taking on […]
Imbongi ithi ukubonga yinto anoyikhetha ngamaxesha onke
Imbongi esaze ngobuso ezweni ithi iyakuthi gqolo ikhetha ukubonga ngawo wonke amaxesha.
Around the world, activists are campaigning for menstrual dignity
After Gemma Abbott began volunteering with The Red Box Project, a community initiative that distributes free menstrual products and underwear to young women in the UK, […]
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