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By Glory Mushinge, Lusaka,17 June: The COVID 19 partial lockdown-induced home-learning, might be disadvantaging female students and may ultimately prevent them from attaining economic justice. This is because of a culture that requires girls and women to attend to household chores first, before studying . The Zambian government recently introduced E-Learning as a measure that […]

By Joseph Kayira Blantyre, 3 June – Women and rights groups, gender activists, civil society and politicians are demanding an apology from Malawi’s President Peter Mutharika for calling his predecessor Joyce Banda a ‘prostitute’ during a whistle stop political campaign in his home district 40 kilometres south of the commercial city of Blantyre. Rights activists […]

By Memory Nkwe Bulawayo, 30 May : Zimbabwe has witnessed a spike in Gender Based Violence cases following Corona Virus Disease (Covid-19) stay-at-home- lockdown measures announced by the Zimbabwe government in line with World Health Organisations’ recommendations to curb the spread of the disease. The lockdown, initially set to be 21 days long, has now […]

Gender Links (GL)  has reopened its call for stories and is calling for media stories that will show the gendered dimensions of the corona virus in Southern Africa. GL is looking for stories that focus on gender and the corona virus and its impact in the following areas: Sexual Reproductive Health and Rights Adolescent Sexual […]

Mrs Raddhoa has always been willing to push the envelope throughout her 36 years of public service.  Her experiences serving as a syndicalist, working as a consumer advocate, recently serving as the Mayor of Quatre-Bornes for 2 years and now as a local councilor has made her aware of the various forms of oppression that […]

By Jenipher Changwanda Blantyre, 28 May:  Every menstrual period is a nightmare for many girls in Malawi including Joana Banda* who has a message for policy makers as the world commemorates Menstrual Hygiene Day (MHDay) with a theme ‘It’s time for action’: “Sanitary pads must be distributed free of charge in primary and secondary schools!” […]

By Thandeka Ndlovu, Bulawayo, 4 May:  Residents will now go for more than 120 hours without running water- a decision likely to torment women who need the precious liquid to survive during their menstrual period and of course child birth. The Bulawayo City Council announced that, residents will have to cope with only having water […]

By Perpetual Sichikwenkwe, Lusaka, 25 May: The government of Zambia like many other governments in the world is taking measures to prevent, detect and to ensure that the risk of the spread of COVID-19 is averted this includes stay at home measures. Women in Law in Southern Africa (WLSA) Executive Director, Maureen Samulela Tresha says […]

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