Mullally Leads Tutu Peace Lecture
Archbishop Sarah Mullally will deliver the 2026 Desmond Tutu International Peace Lecture in Cape Town, linking women’s leadership, reconciliation and human dignity across generations and...
Tag : gender equality
GBVF Inquiry Targets Justice Failures
A national GBVF inquiry is placing survivor experiences at the centre of efforts to expose justice-system shortcomings and strengthen protection, accountability and access to justice...
Ramaphosa Pledges Stronger GBV Response
South Africa’s response to violence against women is moving back into national focus as government prepares new measures following nine deaths investigated around Ekurhuleni communities...
NBI Mobilises Business Against GBVF
The National Business Initiative is mobilising companies to strengthen workplace interventions, fund prevention and support services, and build partnerships aimed at tackling gender-based violence across...
African Tax Reform Backs Women Entrepreneurs
African policymakers are redesigning tax systems to better support women entrepreneurs, improve formalisation and strengthen inclusive economic growth through fairer taxation across the continent. The...
Girls’ Education Could Close Jobs Gap
South Africa’s widening employment divide for young women could begin much earlier than the workplace, with inadequate school infrastructure contributing to girls becoming disengaged from...
Women Need Power, Not Applause
Seventy years after the historic 1956 Women’s March, W-Suite founder Katie Mohamed is challenging corporate South Africa to move beyond celebrating women towards creating economic...
New R2 Coins Honour Women
Two commemorative R2 coins will enter circulation in South Africa, recognising women whose leadership, courage and sacrifice helped shape the country’s struggle for freedom and...
Women Could Solve Water Skills Crisis
Women are emerging as an important part of the solution to South Africa’s water skills challenge, with growing participation creating an opportunity to strengthen the...
McDonald’s Champions Women Strengthening Communities
McDonald’s South Africa’s Women’s Leadership Network (WLN) brought together more than 120 leaders, employees and changemakers from business, entrepreneurship, education and civil society at its...