Dear G20: The virus doesn’t discriminate but humans do
Civic organisations from across the world ask whether this moment will go down in history as yours truly stepping up to the challenge, or the moment when you caved in to powerful elites
Actionaid
For land reform to have a chance of success, women are key
There is a constitutional imperative to empower the majority gender
Women tackle taxi terror
The needs of women must be included in all public transport planning and policy
070707: 10 years on and the struggle against homophobic hate crimes continues
The 07-07-07 Campaign was borne out of this uproar with the tagline “Act to end hate”.
How can we prevent sexual violence in public transport and spaces?
The Daily Vox spoke to young people at taxi ranks in Johannesburg to find out how they think this could be prevented.
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Gangs use rape to ‘cure’ lesbians
Gangs of South African men are raping lesbians in the belief it will ”cure” the women’s sexual orientation, an aid agency said on Friday.
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Anglo cleared in water-pollution scare
Water tests have raised questions over accusations made against Anglo Platinum that it was polluting the drinking water of two communities.
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West urged to cancel $400bn of poor countries’ debt
A further -billion of debt relief for the world’s poorest countries is needed despite a decade of progress, the Jubilee Debt Campaign warns on Friday. The group’s latest report calls on the G8, World Bank and International Monetary Fund to cancel -billionn of debt, which it says is ”unpayable” and an obstacle to the battle against global poverty.
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Mozambique acts on predator teachers
A teenage girl fights back tears as she recalls how the teacher she had regarded as her mentor demanded sexual favours after class at her Mozambican high school. "This teacher, who had been very kind to me and had told me that I was very intelligent, asked me to come round to his home so he could give me a book," says 16-year-old Regina.
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More than 13-million stranded by floods in Asia
Nearly 13,5-million people have been marooned or displaced by floods in India and Bangladesh, officials said on Saturday. The flooding in South Asia caused by the June-to-September monsoon has been described as the worst in decades, with more than 2Â 200 people killed by floods and rains in India since it started.
