This year marks the 20th anniversary of the global 16 days of activism on gender violence campaign, and a decade of t

When Linda*, 16, entered into an agreement with her well respected 40-year-old teacher to exchange sex for good grade

Women Human Rights Defenders (WHRDs) in Zimbabwe are routinely arrested, unlawfully detained and subjected to ill-tre

The prominence of violent crime, especially murder and rape, in Namibia is a matter of grave concern to the Inspector

Ritual killings and human sacrifice happen in many, if not all countries in Africa.

Women are particularly good at building peace and creating social change.

South Africa has been referred to as the global capital of rape.

Minister for Women, Children and People with Disabilities, Lulu Xingwana, has reiterated the need for extra measures

By next week, Goodluck Jonathan would have assumed a fresh presidency that is completely his, and one of his first jo

Come rain or shine, single mother of five, Sylvia Mathebula,* can be found selling fruit and cigarettes at the roadsi

Members from the Women of Zimbabwe of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA) were indiscriminately beaten by police in Bulawayo yester

Although South Africa is the fifth country in the world, and the first in Africa, to legalize gay marriage, it hasn't

South African law enforcement officials today said a new task force will be formed to address crimes against homosexu

Zimbabwe has signed key international and regional instruments designed to empower women and eliminate discrimination

The Federation of African Media Women in Zimbabwe (FAMWZ) says there is lack of gender sensitivity in Zimbabwean medi

More than 100 female business and political leaders gathered in Harare for a three-day international conference on &q

University of Namibia students are participating in a range of activities to create awareness on the need to stamp ou

International human rights group, Amnesty International, this week called for police to refrain from violating the ri

The Namibia National Women's Organisation (Nanawo) has expressed serious concern over the Libyan situation and condem

Police in Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, disrupted meetings and marches observing International Women's Day, detaining a speaker

A few weeks ago there was a revolution in Tunisia.

Police in Harare on Tuesday tried to block a peaceful demonstration by pressure group Women of Zimbabwe Arise (WOZA),

There would you go for assistance if you were the victim of rape?

The African women's movement, Monday, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, submitted to the 16th African Union (AU) summit, a pr