Ms. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka took the oath of office as the Executive Director of UN Women during a ceremony today at UN Headquarters presided over by Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon.
CHIEF Justice, Mohamed Chande Othman has appealed to leaders of African countries to remove patriarchy system, saying it has been denying capable women the chance to be appointed as judges in the continent's legal sector.
Source: AllAfrica
Teenage pregnancy and the stigmatisation that accompanies it continue to expose deep seated prejudices that exist in our society. Given the prevailing attitude of vilifying pregnant girls it should come with little surprise that many schools opt for a punitive response by banishing pregnant girls from school.
Source: AllAfrica
Late 2012 saw an escalation of violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo when the rebel group M23 captured and briefly held the city of Goma.
Source: AllAfrica
The Minister of Science and Technology, Derek Hanekom, announced this year's Women in Science Awards winners at a gala dinner in Johannesburg today.
Source: HeraldOnline
Alaffia, a Fair Trade body care company based in Olympia WA, is celebrating its 10 year anniversary by sending CEO Olowo-n'djo Tchala on a two month, 8,780 mile, couch surfing tour across the US in a biodiesel van.
Source: BDLive
THE government is contemplating tough laws to enforce gender transformation compliance in the private and public sectors, which could be implemented as early as 2015.
Source: Media Update
Women24, South Africa's biggest female focused website, has gone live with their latest Female Nation Survey.
Source: The Informer
The Executive Director of Difference for Children International Liberia (DCI), Mr. Foday M. Kawah, has alarmed over the high increase of Sexual Exploitation & Abuse practices in the country.
Source: New York Times
JOHANNESBURG — In a case that has transfixed many in the sporting world and beyond, Oscar Pistorius, the Paralympic and Olympic track star, was indicted Monday in a South African court on a charge of premeditated murder in the death of his girlfriend. Magistrate Desmond Nair set a trial date for March 3, 2014.
Source: Times Live
Around 100 women were in the conference room around 10am.
Source: AllAfrica
Southern African Development Community (SADC) member states have ratified the SADC Protocol on Gender and Development which was signed in 2008 in South Africa.
Wandering around a digital world today, I am again reminded that there are times that being a young African is embarrassing. In preparation for International Youth Day, I thought it might be nice to give a status update on how the African Youth Charter and African Youth Decade Plan of Action are proceeding, in part to strategically plan for 2014.
Source: Pambazuka News
With an expected annual growth of 5 per cent in 2012-2013, sub-Saharan Africa continues its transformative journey from a developing continent to a hub of global growth. According to the World Bank, almost half of Africa’s countries have attained middle-income status.
Source: Pambazuka News
Used in Nairobi's lucrative 'begging industry', Tanzanian children are transported through major bus routes, such as the Tanzania Namanga route, to Kenya's capital, Nairobi. The journey can take up to nine hours.
Source: African Brains
Gauteng Education MEC Barbara Creecy has urged girl learners to take up careers in science and technology as the field holds a position of great importance in the economy.
Source: CNN
(CNN) -- Somali authorities said Thursday they are investigating the alleged rape of Somali woman by soldiers belonging to an African Union peacekeeping force.
Source: Fox News
BANGUI, Central African Republic (AFP) – The Central African Republic has been sliding into chaos since rebels took over in March, with reports of executions, looting and epidemics prompting the United Nations to review its options Wednesday.
Source: The South African
In the run up to Oscar Pistorius’s trial for the shooting of Reeva Steenkamp, which starts next week, speculation has obsessively focussed on Oscar, South Africa’s fallen idol. When Reeva features, she does so as a victim of accidental or premeditated killing.
Source: AllAfrica
Hundreds of women, under the aegis of Concerned Women Forum, yesterday in Abeokuta, the Ogun State capital, staged a peaceful protest against the resolution by the Senate on early child marriage.