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International: Rape is no game

29 November 11
Regional relevance: International
This time last year a sordid cell phone video recording of a young woman allegedly being raped on the grounds of Jules High School hung heavily over the Sixteen Days of Activism campaign that runs from 25 November to 10 December. This year, the case of a face book rapist, who gloated about his crimes in this social... [read more]
 

Réduire la voix des femmes au silence sur une question qui les concerne

22 March 11
Regional relevance: Mauritius
Trois hommes pour discuter de l’Islam et des femmes. Waow! Ceci est vraiment incroyable, en particulier dans un pays où la Constitution et la législation contre la discrimination sexuelle énoncent clairement qu’on ne peut discriminer sur la base du sexe. Dans ce cas précis, la discrimination est donc à son... [read more]

Middle East women must seize the moment

11 March 11
Regional relevance: International
All my previous experience of gender and media monitoring, the statistics which show women’s voices are not being used in the media and my knowledge that we still have a long way to go in gender-sensitising our media, has been turned upside down by these incredible women. Suddenly everything seems possible again. [read more]

The rise of citizen journalism

14 October 10
Regional relevance: Southern Africa (SADC)
Gone are the days when reporting news was the preserve of an elite circle of journalists: they have been replaced by a new animal, the citizen journalist. [read more]
 

ASA must protect athletes like Caster Semenya

17 September 09
Regional relevance: South Africa
After a short respite, a media whirlwind again descended on Caster Semenya this past week. Blame is also being passed around; some pointing fingers at the Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) levelling claims of racism, others at the “leaking” of media reports, and not least of all, Athletics South Africa... [read more]

Barrack Obama brings the colour brown to world politics

17 November 08
Regional relevance: Africa
How black is Barrack Obama? This is a question that Africans and people of African descent have asked throughout his campaign, and will ask even more now that he is headed for the White House. The answer is that he is neither black nor white. He is brown - the colour of the future. [read more]

Facing up to the real causes of xenophobia

03 June 08
Regional relevance: South Africa
Several hundred inches have been written and hours of airtime devoted to the causes of the xenophobic eruptions in South Africa over the last few weeks. Long before he thought it necessary to address the nation from the confines of a leather chair President Thabo Mbeki created a Commission of Inquiry that advanced... [read more]

Malawi Chosen to launch Global HIV/AIDS Memorial

08 April 08
Regional relevance: Malawi
The Global Health Council has chosen Malawi as the site of the Opening Ceremony to officially commemorate the launch of the worldwide 25th Anniversary Candlelight Memorial on 18 May 2008. The Council will be collaborating with the Malawi Network of People Living with HIV/AIDS (MANET+) for the ceremony, which will... [read more]
 
 
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