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The Board of Directors of the African Development Bank (AfDB) has approved a loan of fifty million euros for an Ivorian bank to support small and medium-sized enterprises operating in the agriculture and energy sectors and businesses owned by women.
The South African government on Wednesday said it had allocated US$1.5 billion towards the fight against gender-based violence (GBV) and femicide and appealed to men to help end the scourge in the country.
President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday said South African women are involved “in a new struggle against gender discrimination,” thereby informing the country to “promoting the rights of women and girls in all aspects of life, including the economy.”
South African President Cyril Ramaphosa on Monday joined the rest of the world to celebrate International Women’s Day, commending the role women have played in the country during the coronavirus pandemic in the past year.
South Africa’s private sector and the donor community have pledged US$5 million after President Cyril Ramaphosa launched a private sector-led multi-sectoral Gender Based Violence and Femicide (GBVF) Response Fund, APA learnt on Friday.
Botswana’s special courts on gender-based violence (GBV) commenced sitting on Tuesday, with more than 200 cases to be heard over the next three months.
The Eswatini government has developed guidelines that will direct the country’s efforts in establishing shelter for survivors of sexual and gender-based violence (GBV), a senior official said on Thursday.
South Africa kicked off this year’s campaign against gender-based violence (GBV) on Wednesday, with Deputy President David Mabuza appealing to his compatriots to unite in fighting the vice that costs the country US$2.9 billion annually.
Female journalists in Malawi on Tuesday marched in the capital Lilongwe and second city Blantyre to protest against rising cases of sexual violence and other forms of gender-based violence in the country.
Malawian gender activists took to the streets on Friday to demand an equal stake between women and men in the governance of the country in a slap in the face for President Lazarus Chakwera who ascended to power more than three months ago on a promise of equality for all.