A new Government of National Unity (GNU) has been in place since June 2024, which the markets have welcomed. The GNU faces difficult challenges: declining GDP per capita, high unemployment, poverty ...

In the landscape of international relations, where the principles of justice and human rights are often proclaimed as guiding lights, the Republic of South Africa actions in eastern DR Congo ...

Thailand is legalizing same-sex marriage — the first country in Southeast Asia to do so. DW looks at what is next for ...

In Namibia, Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah of the governing South West Africa People's Organisation (Swapo) was voted in as the first ...

Women’s rights organizations and feminist activists in the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) continue to live in a ... to reverse the small gains made for women’s rights and gender equality in the ...

South Africa mine rescue ends, anger rises over 78 deaths in police siege Africacategory· January 16, 2025 South Africa's rand was unchanged on Wednesday ahead of an interest rate decision by the ...

CAPE TOWN - The Foundation for Rights of Expression and Equality South Africa is urging Basic Education Minister, Siviwe Gwarube, to review the Bela Act. Free SA says clauses five and six ...

While a one-in-1,000 event is an “epidemic” and “urgent challenge” when it comes to Type-2 diabetes, however, it’s apparently nothing of the kind when it comes to so-called gender-affirming care for ...

Report says impressive gains made in universalising access to primary education Circumstances at Birth are Important Drivers of Inequality in South Africa: Slower Growth ... recognized societal goal ...

There is evidence that men and women sort into different fields of study, sectors of work, and occupations. This sorting along gender lines contributes to the gender wage gap in some countries and can ...

In an article written by the Sunday World, it was revealed that alcohol was a top priority for many South Africans, with an average household spending at least R5,600 on it alone during the festive ...

The education arm of the Human Rights Campaign released its latest Corporate Equality Index the day after McDonald ... anti-discrimination policies that encompass sexual orientation, gender identity ...