Women supporters of Chama cha Mapinduzi at a political rally in Zanzibar.
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CCM and Chadema’s commitments to gender equity start and end with the establishment in each party of a women’s wing.
A homemade tool made from a nail used for female genital mutilation.
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To eliminate female genital mutilation by 2030, progress would need to be 27 times faster. Understanding shifting trends behind this practice is a start.
Detail from the cover of Womb City by Tlotlo Tsamaase.
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Tlotlo Tsamaase’s first novel adds to an exciting and growing body of African science fiction.
Winnie Madikizela Mandela and Nelson Mandela were mythologised for the greater good.
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Would South Africa have been torn apart by civil war without the myth of Nelson Mandela?
Margaret Busby in 1971 at her desk at Allison and Busby publishers.
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Her book Daughters of Africa brought black women writers into the literary canon.
South Africa has clearly defined mandates for the police, military and intelligence services.
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The security services that watch over South Africans today are a far cry from the instruments of minority rule of the apartheid era. They are subject to the constitution and the rule of law.
Esther Mahlangu at the retrospective of her work at the Iziko South African National Gallery in Cape Town.
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At 88 the artist Esther Mahlangu is world famous and is the subject of a major exhibition in Cape Town.
Tutu Puoane’s Wrapped in Rhythm features words by poet Lebo Mashile.
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Wrapped in Rhythm powerfully uses the poems of Lebo Mashile as lyrics.
Millions of people in west Africa rely on fishing to make a living.
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Coastal fishing communities in west Africa face increased poverty as fish stocks decline.
A woman carrying a child looks at a wall in Kigali with names of the victims of the 1994 Rwanda genocide.
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The 1994 Rwanda genocide has left lasting scars. Children born of sexual violence and mothers have shown immense strength in overcoming their histories of violence.
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Chipo’s story gives the perspective of a parent forced to leave a young child behind to provide for him.
An anti-FGM protester holds a placard outside the National Assembly in Banjul on 18 March 2024.
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The potential repeal of the ban on female genital mutilation poses a threat to the well-being of girls in The Gambia.
Removing cost barriers helps girls to get a secondary education.
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Free secondary educational policy in Ghana is worthwhile but struggles to keep up with quality.
Financial abuse persists when access to economic opportunities is controlled or limited by an intimate partner.
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When money is entangled with relationships, it can often become a tricky situation.
The cast of Four Daughters features both real characters and actors.
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The first Arab woman nominated for two Oscars, Kaouther Ben Hania is a visionary and a feminist.
Community based environmental groups sued the South African government over coal pollution in 2021.
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Women need legal aid to sue companies and governments over climate change damage to their communities.
An employee at an early childhood development centre prepares her charges for a nap.
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There should be a standard policy across all South African universities related to recognition of prior learning as a criterion for entrance.
Polluting cooking fuels are still preferred in parts of Africa.
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Dust and traffic pollution add to the health hazard posed by some cooking fuels.
Tsitsi Dangarembga, the author of Nervous Conditions, a Zimbabwean classic.
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It reads powerfully in the Shona language, and is one of two of her books newly translated into it.
Sex is all over the internet, and girls engage with it in many different ways. They shouldn’t be judged for it.