Articles about Democratic Alliance
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State of emergency needed to end gender violence
10 December 10
Regional relevance: South Africa
Gender Links (GL) has called on the government to declare a state of emergency in the fight to end gender violence. In a press release to mark the close of the Sixteen Days of Activism Against Gender Violence GL said that countless research studies now show that the problem is overwhelming and the response is... [read more]
Les femmes et les hommes dans les médias: elles sont toujours les mal aimées!
15 October 10
Regional relevance: Southern Africa (SADC)
Les femmes n'ont toujours pas la côte auprès des médias qui les dépeignent soit comme des victimes, soit comme des objets sexuels. La majorité des habitants du quartier de Hillbrow que nous avons interviewés s'en plaignent et plaident pour une couverture médiatique équilibrée entre femmes et hommes. [read more]
World’s most famous polygamist snubs safe sex
03 February 10
Regional relevance: South Africa
Twenty kids, five weddings (and more to come?) and a whole lot of polygamous loving going on, marital and extra-marital. Some say it is a private matter, but like it or not, just as with any celebrity, Zuma’s sexual behaviour is not private. [read more]
For immediate release: Sexist slurs skirt the issues
14 May 09
Regional relevance: South Africa
Gender Links deplores the use of sexist slurs by all political parties for cheap political point scoring. This detracts from the main issue which is that South African women remain under-represented in all areas of politics and the economy; are subjected to a dual legal system that discriminates against them, and... [read more]
For immediate release: South Africa - All eyes on SA cabinet
04 May 09
Regional relevance: South Africa
All eyes are now on South Africa’s cabinet following the successful 22 April 2009 elections that witnessed women’s representation in cabinet increase to 43% and the accession of five women to the positions of premier in South Africa’s nine provinces. [read more]
Election coverage through a gender lens
30 April 09
Regional relevance: South Africa
30 April, Johannesburg; World Press Freedom Day on 3 May comes just a few days after the dust has settled on the 22 April South African elections. While some have bemoaned the lack of depth in media coverage, the elections and media coverage have - by and large - been certified as free and fair [read more]
Care for abused children weakens when it is most needed
28 November 06
Regional relevance: South Africa
The ongoing migration of Family Violence, Child Protection and Sexual Offences Units (FCS) out of specialised locations to ordinary police stations is doing nothing to help young survivors of violence. In a country with pervasive problems of family violence and child abuse, we must be sure that only the most... [read more]
South African women make big gains in local elections
13 March 06
Regional relevance: South Africa
South African women have made history in the just ended local government elections, with representation up from 29 percent in 2000 to 40 percent in the 1 March polls. The steady increase in the proportion of women in local government (that began at 19 percent in the first local elections in 1995) now places women in... [read more]
International Women's Day: Women score historical victory in local elections
08 March 06
Regional relevance: South Africa
8 March: As South Africa joins the world in celebrating International Women?s Day, a preliminary analysis of the local government election results shows that the proportion of South African women is set to rise to 39 percent, up from 29 percent in 2000. [read more]
The beginning of complacency? Gender and the 2004 elections
22 April 04
Regional relevance: South Africa
Women's increase in South Africa's Parliament during the last elections may not be as good as it looks. [read more]
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