Home ›

Current Issues

Video: Confronting Rape on Zimbabwe's Border

Submitted by Eva.Ramokobala on Wed, 11/03/2009 - 15:15
Publisher: 
New York Times
Publisher / Organization Main page URL: 
http://video.nytimes.com/
Published Date: 
2009
Abstract: 
As some women flee from political chaos and economic collapse in Zimbabwe, waiting for them on both sides of the border are gumagumas, men who offer themselves as guides but are actually rapists.
Link to external site: 
Video: Confronting Rape on Zimbabwe's Border

ZIMBABWE: New Cabinet Ignores Quota for Women

Submitted by Eva.Ramokobala on Fri, 06/03/2009 - 10:05
Publisher: 
IPS
Publisher / Organization Main page URL: 
http://www.ipsnews.net/
Author: 
Davison Makanga
Published Date: 
2009
Abstract: 
Women’s rights activists in Zimbabwe are outraged by the low representation of female politicians in the new unity government. Only four women are part of the 35-member cabinet, laughably short of the equal representation of women in decision-making that Zimbabwe signed onto at a regional summit in September 2008.
Link to external site: 
ZIMBABWE: New Cabinet Ignores Quota for Women

DEVELOPMENT: Financial Crisis Threatens Women's Meagre Gains

Submitted by Eva.Ramokobala on Fri, 06/03/2009 - 09:50
Publisher: 
IPS
Publisher / Organization Main page URL: 
http://www.ipsnews.net/
Author: 
Thalif Deen
Published Date: 
2009
Abstract: 
The spreading global financial crisis - which has taken a heavy toll of international bankers, investors and speculators - is also having a devastating impact on some of the most vulnerable and marginalised groups in society, including women and children.
Link to external site: 
DEVELOPMENT: Financial Crisis Threatens Women's Meagre Gains

Facebook Use Similar On Mobile Phones, Computers

Submitted by Eva.Ramokobala on Mon, 16/02/2009 - 10:33
Publisher: 
My Broadband
Publisher / Organization Main page URL: 
http://mybroadband.co.za/
Published Date: 
2009
Abstract: 
Facebook users spend almost 30 minutes a day on the site poking and messaging their friends on average, with access patterns similar on mobile phones and computers, a British study showed on Monday.
Link to external site: 
Facebook Use Similar On Mobile Phones, Computers

SABC Finalises Election Coverage Plans

Submitted by Eva.Ramokobala on Wed, 28/01/2009 - 16:33
Publisher: 
BizCommunity
Publisher / Organization Main page URL: 
http://www.bizcommunity.com/
Published Date: 
2009
Abstract: 
Senior editorial managers in the SABC finalised the news division's coverage plans for the 2009 national and provincial elections at a workshop in Johannesburg over the weekend, the SABC announced yesterday evening, Sunday, 25 January 2009.
Link to external site: 
SABC Finalises Election Coverage Plans

Rights and education uplift lives

Submitted by Keba.sebetoane on Fri, 23/01/2009 - 13:41
Author: 
Pam Groves
Published Date: 
2009
Abstract: 
Thirty-six years ago, the U.S. Supreme Court's Roe v. Wade decision granted women legal access to abortion services across the U.S. Few Alaskans realize Alaska was the second of only four states to legalize abortion prior to Roe v. Wade.
Link to external site: 
Rights and education uplift livesRights and Education Uplift Lives

HIV Prevention Hampered by Homophobia

Submitted by Keba.sebetoane on Wed, 14/01/2009 - 10:12
Publisher: 
Joint United Nations Programme on HIV/AIDS
Published Date: 
2009
Abstract: 
Every two or three days a person is killed in Brazil in violence connected with his or her sexuality, according to Brazil's oldest gay rights association, Grupo Gay da Bahia (GGB). In Mexico, the reported figure is nearly two a week.
Link to external site: 
HIV Prevention Hampered by HomophobiaHIV prevention hampered by homophobia

It Takes More Than A Law To Stop The Cut

Submitted by Eva.Ramokobala on Tue, 13/01/2009 - 14:55
Publisher: 
Irin News
Publisher / Organization Main page URL: 
http://www.irinnews.org/
Published Date: 
2009
Abstract: 
A law passed in November 2008 prohibiting female genital mutilation/cutting (FGM/C) in the state of Southern Kordofan is unique in Sudan. But for it to translate into genuine abolition, deep-seated attitudes and misinformation will have to be overcome.
Link to external site: 
It Takes More Than A Law To Stop The Cut

FGM Can Be Defeated By Joint Effort

Submitted by Eva.Ramokobala on Tue, 13/01/2009 - 14:45
Publisher: 
The New Vision
Publisher / Organization Main page URL: 
http://www.newvision.co.ug/
Published Date: 
2009
Abstract: 
Some 500 girls were circumcised in Sebei region over the Christmas period! This is an alarming rise in Female Genital Mutilation (FGM) because the number of mutilated girls stood at 90 in the previous circumcision season.
Link to external site: 
FGM Can Be Defeated By Joint Effort

Girls Trading Sex For Food Rescued

Submitted by Eva.Ramokobala on Tue, 13/01/2009 - 14:36
Publisher: 
IRIN News
Publisher / Organization Main page URL: 
http://www.irinnews.org/
Published Date: 
2009
Abstract: 
The discovery of two brothels where underage girls worked for just food in a township in central Swaziland has triggered both shock and sympathy in a country struggling with chronic poverty and food insecurity.
Link to external site: 
Girls Trading Sex For Food Rescued
Syndicate content