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Greatest AfricansAfricaEducationJoburgSouth AfricaGreatest AfricansThe United Nations says women's rights have advanced over the past decades but gender inequality and violence still exists within families. U.N. Women, also known as the United Nations Entity for Gender Equality and the Empowerment of Wo...
·almost 5 years ago
Makeup is an everyday item for many people and non-negotiable for some. Is it bad for our skin? As always, the answer is not clear-cut and depends on the individual, their skin type, and the products they use.With an overwhelming choice ...
·almost 5 years ago
In recent weeks South Africans have been overwhelmed with highly contested views on the South African Reserve Bank’s mandate. This happens post ANC lekgotla resolutions media briefing, delivered bysecretary general of the ruling party Ac...
·almost 5 years ago
Women are rarely represented adequately at peace negotiations yet they make up half the population of any country in conflict or at war. This remains the case despite increasing global policy awareness on how women are affected by confli...
·almost 5 years ago
The Fourth Industrial Revolution is, ostensibly, upon us. The term was coined in 2016 by Klaus Schwab, the founder and executive chairman of the World Economic Form. Broadly, it refers to the collapsing of boundaries between the physical...
·over 4 years ago
One of the major challenges that faces mothers who work is how to ensure their children are properly cared for while they are away.This is particularly true for women in low-income settings. For instance, in the informal settlements of K...
·over 4 years ago
A Doctor of Philosophy – commonly known as a PhD – is the highest level of academic training. It allows the degree holder to teach the chosen subject at university, conduct research or practise in the specialised area. However, in ma...
·over 3 years ago
Solomon T. Plaatje was born in 1876 and was one of the founding members of South Africa’s current ruling party, the African National Congress. He was a politician, intellectual, journalist and author of the seminal Native Life in Sout...
·over 3 years ago
Women’s priority is avoiding prosecution and social stigma. Their need for secrecy is one of the reasons why women and girls continue to use unsafe methods for abortion
·over 1 year ago
This is in light of the recently signed Agriculture and Agro – Processing Master Plan
·over 1 year ago
What does her career rise represent for Nigerian women? Actually this is a great achievement. Not only from the Nigerian woman’s perspective but the African woman’s perspective as well as women all over the world. Breaking this glass ...
·about 3 years ago
The latest figures from Statistics South Africa (Stats SA) show that women are less likely to find employment compared with men.
·8 months ago