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Gender Disparity an Issue in Academia - South Africa

Published date: 
25 Sep 2012

 "Decades of struggle by women intellectuals have shown that focused and well crafted joint strategies are the best means of reversing the discrimination that continues to be a part of higher education," says Science and Technology Minister, Nalendi Pandor. Hpwever, South Africa's academic landscape remains male-dominated.

 

voting

Submitted by supernice on Mon, 04/05/2009 - 12:46
SUPRISED THAT MANY YOUNG PEOPLE VOTED! Wow! I felt great after casting my first ever vote as a young South African! The thing that suprised me the most was that a whole lot of young people in my township actually voted! When my friends 7 I went to the voting station we were like "wow! you are here to vote as well?!" to some of our peers. It seem like most young people in my community kept it a secret that they registered to vote as most of us were suprised to see each other at the voting station. I wonder why? because there was nothing to be ashamed of!

Informed choice: Elections 2009 The IFP Election Manifesto

Date of event: 
7 April 2009

You are cordially invited to attend this lecture series organised by the Native Club in partnership with the HSRC. Presented by Rev. Musa Zondi, Secretary General IFP.

2009 Elections Online Discussions

Date of event: 
26 March 2009 - 1 May 2009

The Women's Voices website (a subsite of the Women'sNet award winning website) is a platform created to amplify voices of women prior the elections. This will be a space for women to articulate issues of concern prior the elections and also monitoring and making commentry based on what is said by political parties in the media.

There will be online discussions taking place weekly are the topics and dates are as follows:


The discussions are as follows:

1. Violence Against Women 24 - 3 April

Polygamy and the President: Survey Taps Public Opinion

Published date: 
25 Apr 2009
Having more than one wife at a time irks 74 percent of South Africans surveyed on the subject, according to a research company.

ANC has Second Thoughts on ‘Media Tribunal’ Plan

Published date: 
25 Apr 2009

The proposal for a media tribunal was solidified at the party’s elective conference in Polokwane in 2007. Party president Jacob Zuma recently said that he backed such a tribunal. Duarte said the media in SA was historically hostile towards the ANC and remained so. "This temperament has existed since the ’60s. When (former president Nelson) Mandela was released from prison, (the media) was highly critical of his ability to lead after spending 20 years in jail. Thabo Mbeki had a torrid time", she said.

IEC Sacks Party Activists

Published date: 
25 Mar 2009

The Independent Electoral Commission has axed 47 of its electoral officers after discovering that they are “active” members of political parties. IEC chief electoral officer Pansy Tlakula said yesterday that the 47 were exposed when the commission checked the political party lists against their staff records.

Elections and Paper Promises: What do Political Parties Say About the Problem of Violence against Women?

Date of event: 
2 April 2009

South Africa's statistics for rape remain some of the highest in the world. Figures for the number of women killed by their intimate male partners are also amongst the world's highest. We may ask, with the country's fourth democratic election imminent, how are political parties proposing to deal with these problems of violence against women?

internship query

Submitted by blacktulip on Fri, 20/03/2009 - 13:31
i am currently doing my third year in journalism and finding intership has been a bumpy tough road for me, can someone tell me how voting's supposed to help me? i have been hearing news from other fellow students that if you are not registered to vote inparticular for ANC most likely not going to find a job in our country?
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Women's Voices Election Poll Results

Below are voter's results. These are based on each parties' manifestos.
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