11-Oct-2019 to 08:41
Malawian to represent east, southern Africa at UN commemorations of girl child
APA-Lilongwe (Malawi) — Malawian national Cecelia Chihana has been chosen to speak on behalf of girls from eastern and southern Africa at the International Day of the Girl Child to take place at the United Nations headquarters in New York on Friday.
Read more28-Sep-2019 to 02:45
Thousands demand end to GBV in S/Africa protest march
APA-Pretoria (South Africa) — Thousands of South African civil servants took to the streets to denounce and demand an end to the country’s pervasive gender based violence (GBV) in Pretoria on Friday.
Read more20-Sep-2019 to 13:44
S/African gov't applauds heavy sentence against Nigerian human trafficker
APA-Pretoria (South Africa) — The South African government on Friday welcomes the hefty sentence imposed on convicted Nigerian national Ediozi Odi for alleged human trafficking.
Read more06-Sep-2019 to 07:45
Harsher sentences await GBV offenders – Ramaphosa
APA-Cape Town (South Africa) — Sexual attack cases in South Africa which have been closed or not properly investigated in the past should be reviewed with the aim of imposing harsher sentences on the perpetrators of such gender-based violence, President Cyril Ramaphosa pledged in Cape Town on Thursday.
Read more01-Sep-2019 to 10:23
Minister urges S/African judiciary to protect women
APA-Johannesburg (South Africa) — The South African justice system should do more to protect women who are the main victims of gender-based violence and discriminatory laws in the country, a senior official has said.
Read more16-Aug-2019 to 21:56
Speak with one voice, Kenyatta urges African women leaders
APA-Nairobi(Kenya) — President Uhuru Kenyatta on Friday challenged African women leaders to unite in the development of common positions and advocacy for the empowerment of women and girls.
Read more30-May-2019 to 22:25
Ramaphosa's new cabinet 'reflects gender parity
APA-Pretoria (South Africa) — An equal number of 28 men and women have been appointed to lead the South African government in a cabinet that celebrates gender equality in the country, President Cyril Ramaphosa has said.
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