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The RAF will not compensate people who deliberately get themselves injured by vehicles

The RAF does not compensate someone who intentionally causes a motor vehicle accident, even if this results in serious injuries

McDonald’s South Africa’s Women in Conversation highlights progress and challenges in corporate spaces 

The event is a safe space for women to share their experiences and support one another

Chief Justice Mandisa Maya. (Gallo Images / The Times / Simphiwe Nkwali)

South Africa is ready for a woman chief justice

Although the debate about whether the country is ready for a woman chief justice is absurd and misogynistic, the answer is a resounding yes — and it is long overdue

‘Comrade Editor’: Gwen Lister pictured in the offices of The Windhoek Advertiser. (Photo: Courtesy of Gwen Lister/Tafelberg)

Hier kom Lister! On the ‘Comrade Editor’s’ lifelong commitment to activism and journalism

Gwen Lister’s book, ‘Comrade Editor’, weaves together a narrative from the strands of her own life, her journalism, and the wider context of Namibia’s struggle for independence

Former president of Malawi, Dr Joyce Banda, argued that the success of economic integration and development will be attained only when women are “fully integrated into national and regional economies as equal actors and beneficiaries”.

25 Years after Beijing: Changing the script about women’s leadership

Women in Africa should not be viewed as having ‘special negotiating skills’. Instead, we should motivate for more women in leadership positions because of their equality as…

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Africa is more pro-women leadership than most of the world according to study

McKinsey & Company’s Women Matter report shows there is still a long way to go despite advances made in attaining gender parity on the continent.

Women leaders not recognised

Women leaders not recognised

It’s not about numbers but a mind change that acknowledges the value of their roles.

These are no wounded souls

It is disappointing and hurts that African women are the subject of disparaging rage and hostility from fellow women, who, unwittingly, inflict pain.