Xenophobia

Migrants and refugees are, by their very status as foreigners, vulnerable to violence. Violence against foreigners and violence against women are normalised ways in which South African society interacts with […]

CYP works to engage young people to enhance their contribution to development.We do this with partnership with young people, governments and other key stakeholders.CYP advocates the effective participation of young […]

The Sol Plaatje Institute for Media Leadership (SPI) conducted this study to identify strategies successful small independent newspapers have adopted to overcome the many challenges confronting their publications. To this end, the SPI conducted in-depth case stidies of six successful South African newspapers serving their local communities. These case studies provide an overview of the challenges facing small independent newspapers and the range of the best practices and strategies that have helped to ensure that participating newspapers are successful. The SPI hopes other small independent publications will be able to draw on these experiences and that this report will contribute to the sustainablility of small independent newspaper in South Africa and elsewhere.

While gender violence is now firmly on the political agenda in Southern Africa, laws, services and resources to address this scourge are patchy and the link between gender violence and HIV/AIDS is not being adequately addressed. Attention to new threats like sex trafficking is growing, but is barely acknowledged in policies and laws.

These are the key findings of a survey of 12 countries conducted by the Gender and Media Southern Africa (GEMSA) Network ahead of Human Rights Day on 10 December 2004 – also the climax of the Sixteen Days of Activism on Sixteen Days of Activism on Gender Violence.

Name of the story: Protest against xenophobic attacks on foreign nationals Name of the media house: News of the south Country: Zimbabwe Brief description of the item of work you […]

This is a brief summary of the Combating of rape Act, 2000 (Act 8 of 2000) and the Combating of Immoral Practices Amendment Act 2000 (Act 7 of 2000). It […]

In 2003, 36 news media were monitored over 3 months to see where children appeared in the news, who they were, what they said and what they were doing. The […]

A woman is the full circle. Within her is the
power to create, nurture, and transform.
A woman knows that nothing can come
to fruition without light. Let us call upon
women’s voices and women’s hearts to guide
us in this age of planetary transformation.

Maputo, 5 de Dezembro: Homofobia ou o preconceito contra as pessoas de orientação sexual minoritÁ¡ria, como é o caso dos homossexuais, estÁ¡ a atingir contornos alarmantes na sociedade moçambicana para além de aumentar a violência baseada no género GBV no mundo.