Articles about Helen Zille
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What do “slut walks” and stilettos have to do with gender violence?
01 December 11
Regional relevance: South Africa
Call me serious, staid, old-fashioned and out of touch but I have to ask: What do “slut walks” and stilettos have to do with gender based violence? The “slut walks” started in Toronto, Canada in response to a Canadian police officer who said that if women wanted to avoid being sexually assaulted, they... [read more]
Fury over Malema's Zille 'monkey' jibe - The Star
04 April 11
Regional relevance: South Africa
The DA has described as awful ANC Youth League president Julius Malema's monkey jibe, which appeared to have been aimed at its leader Helen Zille. Addressing an ANC manifesto rally in Westenburg township, west of Polokwane, on Saturday, Malema appeared to liken Zille to a monkey. Without mentioning Zille by name,... [read more]
Ntombi Mbadlanyana
14 March 11
My journey with Gender Links began on 1 March 2010. Being a former public servant employed at the Department of Social Development and working for the Provincial Government of the Western Cape, joining an NGO was a rather difficult transition. The infrastructure, the organisational culture and relocating to a... [read more]
Time to listen to the woman and not the clothes
13 September 10 | (2) Comments
Regional relevance: Southern Africa (SADC)
The taxis would not stop honking as the young lady walked across the road with an air of confidence. She was indeed looking great in a jaw-dropping outfit, but her confidence seemed shattered by the nasty statements, insults and jeers that bombarded her from the taxi drivers. As she ran into one of the many cars, it... [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]
I wanted women-Sowetan
20 August 09
Regional relevance: South Africa
Western Cape premier Helen Zille had hoped to have at least three other women in her cabinet, according to papers filed in the equality court. [read more]
The grass beneath the fighting elephants
18 May 09
Regional relevance: South Africa
There is an African saying that when elephants fight, it is the grass that suffers. In South Africa lately, the elephants have been the two biggest winners in the April elections-the African National Congress (ANC) and the Democratic Alliance (DA). The grass is democracy and women’s rights. [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]
An open letter to Helen Zille
13 May 09
Regional relevance: South Africa
I sit at my desk moving between anger and complete disbelief. I see your derogatory comments on President Zuma’s cabinet and your subsequent declaration that the the central government’s policies and practices will not dictate in the Western Cape. According to you, the policies and principles of the Democratic... [read more]
Jacob Zuma: La fonction fera-t-elle l’homme?
12 May 09
Regional relevance: Mauritius
Beaucoup a été dit sur l’élection présidentielle de Jacob Zuma en Afrique du Sud. L’homme a certes un passé très controversé. Il est le genre de produit «invendable» pour les gourous de la communication moderne qui parviennent généralement à imposer leurs ‘poulains’ aux peuples du monde... [read more]
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