The clash over South Africa’s Traditional Courts Bill is essentially about custom and constitutionalism. The government is often seen as pandering to traditional leaders’ whims.
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A new education system in set to replace the 32-year-old 8-4-4 system which has come to symbolise much of what’s wrong with education in Kenya today.
African countries are bound by continental law to put aside funds for the protection of women’s rights, but very few have managed to put their gender-budgeting guidelines into practice
Infertility is tied to the instability of romantic relationships in Ghana.
Cholera is estimated to infect between 3 to 5 million people globally, every year.
A lack of decent sanitation and clean drinking water are fertile ground for a cholera outbreak.
Several initiatives have been launched to foster a sporting culture more conducive to the involvement of women in South Africa, including new laws. But evidence shows much still needs to be done.
There are many inspiring female computer scientists in and from Africa. They have the power to inspire young women who might think that computer science is ‘only for men’.
Nearly half of South Sudan’s population could be severely food insecure and at risk of death in the coming months because of the avoidable acts of civil war in a land of plenty.
Society, parents, schools and popular media all perpetuate the myth that girls don’t have the brains or ability to be scientists. Of course, that simply isn’t true.
Midwives should provide continuous support during labour and birth and they should respect women’s choices when it is within safe practice to do so.
Nigerian women migrating to Europe are increasingly aware that work hidden in the form of menial jobs is actually sex work, even though they cannot imagine the brutality that comes with it.
Dlamini-Zuma is an ambiguous, ambitious figure, an operator and bureaucrat with good credentials. But, she offers nothing new and can’t shake off claims that she’s just a shoe-in for her ex-husband.
Acts of rape and sexual slavery committed by members of a Congolese armed group against other members are war crimes within the jurisdiction of the International Criminal Court.
Criminal responsibility is a question of answerability; it declares certain actions to be wrong and calls those who are accused of having perpetrated such wrongs to answer for their actions.
It is possible to trace the links between patriarchy, violence, gender roles, and the state further into the past. It’s also possible to trace the ongoing resistance to these by some women.
As military organisations become less oriented towards violence, the traditional, aggressive, warrior-like culture of the military has to be balanced with new task requirements.
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Research Scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Professor of Political Science and Chair of the South African Research Initiative in Gender Politics, Stellenbosch University
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Communications Specialist, University of California, San Francisco
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Chief Albert Luthuli Research Chair, University of South Africa
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Network and Research Manager: ARUA – UKRI GCRF FSNet Africa, University of Pretoria
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Research scientist, African Population and Health Research Center
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Professor of Communications, Howard University
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Professor of Social Development Studies, University of Johannesburg
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Associate of the Gordon Institute for Business Science, University of Pretoria
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Policy research officer, African Population and Health Research Center
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Doctoral Researcher: Faculty of Law, North-West University
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