Gender inequality has remained stagnant for a decade, according to research by the United Nations, as cultural biases and pressures continue to hinder women’s empowerment and leave the world unlikely to meet the UN’s goal of gender parity by 2030. Among both men and women, “biased gender social norms are prevalent worldwide: almost 90 percent of people have at least one bias” among the seven analysed by the UN Development […]
Tajikistan has repatriated over a hundred women and children from camps in Syria where they have been held for years, as the international community continues to delay in the repatriation of tens of thousands of Daesh fighters and their relatives from the war-torn country. In a statement by Tajikistan's Foreign Ministry on Sunday, it announced the repatriation of 109 women and children, including five citizens of Kazakhstan, who arrived by […]
LOCAL A report on crime statistics has been released by Police Minister Bheki Cele for the period between July and September of this year. There were over 10 000 rape reports to the police during this period, and over 4 300 perpetrators were arrested. “Despite being closer to celebrating the global 16 Days of Activism for No Violence Against Women and Children Campaign on Friday, women continue to be victims […]
The National Union of Metalworkers’ Union of South Africa (Numsa) has urged women to unite against Gender-based Violence. The union’s second deputy president, Puleng Phaka says the current crop of women is facing a different struggle from those who fought against the oppressive pass laws. She was addressing Numsa members in Kimberley in the Northern Cape at a Women in Leadership meeting discussing ways to empower the working class and to organise […]
Poverty and the inability to escape it are a reality for thousands of women, but there are organisations working to change things for women in this situation. One such is the Uitenhage self-reliance centre, a non-profit organisation that provides opportunities for women to become economically active and independent. The small community of Kaba is poverty-stricken and faces problems such as drugs, alcohol and gangsterism claiming many promising young lives. A story […]
President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is made up of women who lead from the front across all sectors. Addressing thousands of women at the National Women’s Day Commemoration at Richmond in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, he also congratulates KwaZulu-Natal Premier nominee Nomusa Dube-Ncube. She was announced as the province’s preferred candidate following the resignation of Sihle Zikalala last week. Ramaphosa says women are more than capable to lead just like the […]
The multibillion-rand local gun industry has not been spared from the supply chain disruptions faced by many industries as a result of the covid-19 pandemic and the Russia/Ukraine conflict. Industry players say the poor service delivery at the Central Firearms Registry at the South African Police Service has added to their frustrations. This is on top of logistic challenges in shipping and delays at ports hindering imports of firearms. South […]
Turkiye's women diplomats have played an important role in building political, economic and cultural relations with African countries in the last 20 years, Anadolu News Agency reports. Turkiye has been strengthening its diplomatic relations with Africa and is now among the countries with the highest number of diplomatic representations on the continent. Women diplomats are at the forefront in 15 of the 43 embassies opened in Africa, including those in Ethiopia, Sierra […]
Women in Qatar have complained of being "treated as children", as a new report reveals the extent to which male guardianship laws restrict their ability to receive gynaecological exams and travel overseas. Women who spoke to Human Rights Watch said medical staff would need their husband or male guardian's permission for prenatal care, transvaginal ultrasounds, pap smears and sexual health checks. Other restrictions uncovered by HRW also showed that women […]
VOC became the first Muslim radio station in South Africa when a special events license was granted to the station in Ramadan/January 1995. Subsequent temporary broadcast licenses were granted, permitting the station to broadcast for 24 hours.
