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Tues 11 Aug 11-13h: Women and Electoral Systems in SA

Tues 11 Aug 11-13h: Women and Electoral Systems in SA

Gender Links in partnership with Commission for Gender Equality(CGE), South African Women in Dialogue (SAWID), and Women Voice and Leadership (WVL)   will host a cyber dialogue on Women’s Political Participation […]

LGBTI+ people facing discrimination & GBV

LGBTI+ people facing discrimination & GBV

By Nazlee Arbee, Capetown, 3 July: Amid the COVID -19 pandemic, Lesbian Gay Bisexual Transexual+  (LGBTI+)people have been facing increasing stigmatisation, discrimination and violence as people are in lock down […]

Economic vulnerabilities push up GBV in Zimbabwe

Economic vulnerabilities push up GBV in Zimbabwe

Locadia Mavhudzi Gweru, 13 July:  As the global Covid 19 pandemic takes its toll on Africa and countries beyond, the virus has brought with it more socio-economic challenges whose effects […]

Cross border traders losing source of livelihood

Cross border traders losing source of livelihood

By Tendai Chisiri, Harare, 13 July: Zimbabwe’s informal cross-border trading largely dominated by women has not been spared by the Covid-19 pandemic which has ravaged the world’s economy. Most women […]

Safeguarding health and rights of women &girls

Safeguarding health and rights of women &girls

By Joseph Kayira Lilongwe, July 11: As countries around the globe commemorated World Population Day, leaders and decision makers were challenged to whip up support for women and girls to […]

Malawi removes ministry of gender, misses 40/60 target

Malawi removes ministry of gender, misses 40/60 target

For Immediate release OMISSION/SCRAPPING OFF OF MINISTRY OF GENDER FROM THE CABINET LIST AND FAILURE TO MEET THE 40/60 TARGET AS ANNOUNCED ON 8TH JULY 2020 By: Womens Manifesto, NGOGCN, […]

Botswana’s HIV response impacted by COVID-19

Botswana’s HIV response impacted by COVID-19

By Ruth Kedikilwe, Gaborone , 9  July: The world is battling the  Corona virus disease (COVID 19) which  continues to dominate the agenda. The last time Botswana faced a pandemic […]

Mixed feelings on Malawi’s new cabinet

Mixed feelings on Malawi’s new cabinet

By Joseph Kayira Lilongwe, 9 July: Malawi’s newly elected President Dr Lazarus Chakwera yesterday announced his full cabinet. The cabinet announcement was received with  mixed reaction from gender equality  activists. […]

Access to SRHR further threatened in rural Zimbabwe

Access to SRHR further threatened in rural Zimbabwe

By Success Majaramhepo Harare, 9 July : The Covid-19 pandemic induced lock down is having tragic effects on the health of women and girls around Zimbabwe’s rural communities. Women and […]

Contraception not prioritised in many health facilities

Contraception not prioritised in many health facilities

By Shamiso Chigonde, Harare, 6 July: For the past six months the internet has been flooded with news about the novel Corona virus. A lot of activities in the health […]