Women leaders in Parliament have called on female MPs to influence decisions on the adoption of tough policy measures to curb gender-based violence.
African women make less than one percent of the senior counsel in the legal profession in South Africa, the Sunday Times reported.
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he struggle for women's empowerment, is not a new battle. This is what Home Affairs Minister, Nkosazana Dlamini-Zuma told dignitaries last night's Women's Parliament gala dinner.
Julie Ballington is the Policy Advisor on Political Participation in the Leadership and Governance Section at UN-Women.
South Africa's Minister of Justice and Constitutional Development, Bridget Mabandla, became the first woman in 51 years to hold the seat of President of the Asian-African Legal Consultative Organisation today.
The seventh sub-regional workshop on capacity-building of the Network of African Women Ministers and Parliamentarians (NAWMP) on Advocacy, Leadership and Resource Mobilization starts in Windhoek today. Thirty-two MPs from seven SADC countries are expected to attend.
A 21-year-old air force lieutenant has become South Africa's first black female pilot, displaying her skill when she flew an army helicopter, media reports said Thursday.
The Capricorn District Municipality (CDM) at the weekend hosted Limpopo's first provincial Women's Parliament.