Austerity is not just a short-term inconvenience; it has lasting consequences for gender equality.
Austerity is a feminist issue in South Africa
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Women
End period poverty in prisons
The stigma that is associated with menstruation deters society from having an open discussion about menstrual hygiene. This has resulted in a severe lack of awareness regarding menstrual health within our communities. This lack of awareness is increased exponentially...
The #StopFunelaniNganeno Campaign: how the Human Rights Commission is protecting the girl child
On 21 March 1960, in the township of Sharpeville, 69 people died, and 180 were wounded when police fired on a peaceful crowd that had gathered in protest against the pass laws. This iconic date in the history of South Africa is the day we commemorate as Human Rights...
Rape as serial violation
The residents of Kagiso, a west Johannesburg township, trooped out in their numbers to avenge the horrifying rape of eight women in late July 2022. These women were part of a video shoot at an abandoned mine dump in the vicinity. The gang rape, needless to say,...
New labour federation and the gender question
New labour federation and the gender question By Asanda Benya | Amandla! Magazine Issue 52 | May 2017 A few weeks ago we saw the launch of the South African Federation of Trade Unions (Saftu). At inception, it became the second largest federation in South Africa,...