Praise be the womenAn interview with Gertrude Shope, a member of the ANC’s National Executive Committee and head of the ANC Women’s Section Learn and Teach:...
A hostel lifeWhat is it like to live in a women’s hostel? Ma Ambe Maseko tells us… “Life here in the hostel is terrible. We only live here because we...
Scoring a goal for womenA manager of a great British soccer club once said: “A soccer match isn’t a matter of life or death… it’s much more than that!” That’s...
Looking back, marching forwardThey came from all walks of life to the festival in the Flower Hall at Wits University, to celebrate National Women’s Day. Amanda Kwadi...
Breaking the silenceMary wears glasses — but they are badly broken. Her one leg has a very strange shape, and she limps. The leg has scars from beatings. Who...
Forward with the women’s struggleThey came, singing and clapping, from all over South Africa — and together they made history. It was the first time that the women of...