“Over the last few weeks, 23-year-old model Chidimma Vanessa Onwe Adetshina, has found herself at the centre of a debate concerning her nationality. This controversy has sparked discussion going beyond her identity. The discussion touches on deeper issues of globalisation…”
Chidimma: A Reflection on Nationality, Globalisation and Pageantry Read Post »
“Controversy has rocked once again! This time, it was at the 2024 Paris Olympics in France, with all the attention on Algerian boxer, Imane Khelif (25) after her 46-second clash with Italian boxer, Angela Carini (25) who quit after two…”
Why do We Question Natural-born Superior Women When We Hail Men? Read Post »
“Sudan’s current conflict, which marks its one-year point this week, is having a devastating impact on the people of Sudan, particularly women and girls. The conflict has reversed the gains made towards democracy and stability, leaving the country in suffering…”
A Year of Suffering for Sudanese Women and Girls Read Post »
“On the first of September, 2023, the first day of Women’s Month in South Africa, the Women and LGBTI+ Desk of the Unemployed Peoples Movement (UPM) (formed in 2009), organised a women’s dialogue for the women of Grahamstown, Eastern Cape….”
Womxn’s Dialogue in Makhanda Read Post »
On 9 August 2023, in commemoration of the generation of 1956 where 20 000 women marched against the carrying of the dompass, the coach and founder of African Connection Women Football Club, Chris Totobela and the team hosted the first ever Diski Queens Tournament under the theme “Kicking the ball against Gender Based Violence and Drug Abuse”.
First Diski Queens Tournament in Makana Read Post »
All the reviews in this section were written by the participants in a Forum of Activist Journalists workshop at Khanya College.
Casual Women Workers Organise: FAJs Review the Film Read Post »
The Ekurhuleni Metro Police Departments (EMPD) hosted a domestic violence awareness campaign meant to educate community members about the big problem of abuse and to encourage people to act.
EMPD Hosts a Domestic Violence Awareness Campaign Read Post »
After winning the Women’s African Cup of Nations on 23 July 2022 with a 2-1 victory over Morrocco, the Banyana team secured a spot in the 2023 Women’s World Cup in New Zealand, which kicked off on 20 July 2023.
Banyana Banyana Makes the country proud with outstanding performance Read Post »
In Extension 30 Vosloorus, east of Johannesburg, 16 women have come together and organised themselves to start an agricultural project in the community.
Women In Vosloorus Investing in Agriculture Read Post »
South African women and children are experiencing Gender Base Violence (GBV) on a daily basis.
Gender Based Violence Worsen each Day Read Post »
This year’s International Working Women’s Day in France holds special significance because of a nation-wide call by trade unions and people’s movements to bring the country to a standstill from March 7
Women’s rights at the heart of the fight over pensions in France Read Post »
International Socialist Alternative’s statement on International Women’s Day
International Women’s Day 2023 Read Post »
