August 9 in South Africa marks a day in 1956 when thousands of women marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest against the oppressive pass laws in Apartheid South Africa. Their slogan “wathint’ umfazi, wathint’ mbokodo” (when you strike a woman you strike a rock) was one of the acts that led to a democratic South Africa albeit some years later. The 2011 edition of Women’s Day marks the 17th time that this new democracy will be celebrating the day. But how much have women achieved and what are the challenges that they still face.
This article by Gift Siphiwo Ngqondi, (more…)
16 days of activism against Gender Based Violence: What is your role?
It is that time of the year again when everybody from politicians to grassroots people will be talking about violence against women! I was chanced to visit one of the victim empowerment centres in Gauteng this week and I was surprised to find blood stained towels left by a survivor of domestic violence who had [...]
Continue reading...11. October 2011
AIDS is real: Celebrating my 18 year old nephew, Brian Kawonawo’s life
He was a healthy eight month old baby boy. Making bubble’s with his saliva, making incomprehensible noises like all babies his age usually do. Trying to crawl and pull everything in his vicinity. My nephew Brain Kawonawo, was handsome and super sweet. Then he came down with a fever and that trip to the hospital [...]
Continue reading...12. September 2011
9/11: Where were you? I remember….
It was a bright Tuesday I remember, when I switched on the television to watch whatever was showing after I was done with my house chores. And there it was ….breaking news on DW television The Twin Towers had been bombed. As a-wanna-be journalist then, I quickly remembered the bombings of US Embassies in Nairobi [...]
Continue reading...22. August 2011
The Little Data Book on Information and Communication Technology 2011
Please find here The Little Data Book on Information and Communication Technology 2011. This issue is the fifth of an annual series covering 213 countries around the world, and providing a wide range of the statistics on the ICT sector including the economic and social context, the sector structure, sector efficiency and capacity, and sector [...]
Continue reading...11. August 2011
A toast to the tough sisters!
These are my babies. These are my children. I will take care of them even if their father doesn’t help, my downstairs neighbor declared when I paid them a courtesy call to see her newly born grandchildren. Her daughter was barely 15 when she fell pregnant. I was furious because she had run from school [...]
Continue reading...South Africa Celebrates Women’s Day for the 17th Time
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