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August 9, 2023
August 9 celebrates women’s role in South African society








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Judge Mandisa Maya, South Africa’s Chief Justice-elect. Photo by Gallo Images / The Times / Simphiwe Nkwali
February 11, 2022
South Africa could soon have its first woman Chief Justice: here’s who she is

Mandisa Maya, Judge President of South Africa’s Supreme Court of Appeal, was recently recommended by the

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6 women who helped lead South Africa to freedom whose names you should know

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January 24, 2022

6 women who helped lead South Africa to freedom whose names you should know

This year, South Africa will celebrate 28 years of democracy, and as a younger generation, none of us can deny the validity of the statement, “I am my ancestors' wildest dreams” — a quote that gained noteriety after film director Ava Duvernay wore it on a t-

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This year, South Africa will celebrate 28 years of democracy, and as a younger generation, none of us can deny the validity of the statement, “I am my ancestors' wildest dreams” — a quote that gained noteriety after film director Ava Duvernay wore it on a t-

August 14, 2019
South Africa not psychologically ready for a female president

Former National Assembly speaker Baleka Mbete believes South Africa is not psychologically ready for a female president.

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July 5, 2019
Is Ramaphosa’s Cabinet truly ‘gender-equal’?

While half the ministers in Ramaphosa’s Cabinet are women, this Cabinet as a whole is still slightly skewed towards men.

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