Topic - Army

Zimbabwe: Women urged to join commando training

04 October 11

Female soldiers have been challenged to volunteer for the elite commando training as the army seeks to have equal career opportunities for all. The commando section is male dominated. [read more]

A tale of two neighbours turning sixteen and thirty

20 April 10 | (1) Comment

Regional relevance: South Africa, Zimbabwe

Johannesburg, April 20: Sweet sixteen and already showing signs of strain: that is the mood that hangs over South Africa as the 27 April celebration of the first democratic elections approaches. The political shenanigans of the far right who still dream of a separate homeland for white people and far left who insist... [read more]

Polygamy: What’s culture got to do with it?

15 February 10 | (3) Comments

Regional relevance: South Africa

Recently, many debates have sprouted on polygamy. A few years ago, I stood uncertain of my position on the matter. That was until South African President Jacob Zuma got in front of the world and defended polygamy with culture. [read more]

Gender Justice Barometer, Issue 22: March - April 2008

19 May 08

Regional relevance: Southern Africa (SADC)

Games such as "hit me, hit me" and "rape me, rape me" where school children chase each other and then pretend to hit or rape each other were being played at South African schools. This has caused distress for many parents and the nation at large. [read more]

Coach Fillies takes women’s rugby to new heights

14 February 08

Regional relevance: South Africa

The rugby season is over and the reception area of the Matie Rugby Club is quiet. An array of sports and fitness magazines are neatly stacked on the coffee table at the centre of the room: Bryan Habana soaring over the try line on the cover of one; a bodybuilder flexing his well-oiled biceps on another. [read more]

Women protest army discharge

22 May 07

Regional relevance: Zambia

Some young women in the Zambia Army are complaining that the current law, which allows the Zambia Army to discharge them of their duties if they become pregnant or get married before they clock two years in employment, is a violation of their rights. [read more]