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Category: Southern Africa

Southern Africa, southernmost region of the African continent, comprising the countries of Angola, Botswana, Lesotho, Malawi, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Swaziland, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.

Prohibiting Corporal Punishment is Crucial To Ending Violence against Children in South Africa

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Today, Sonke Gender Justice in collaboration with Africa Child Policy Forum, The Africa Experts Committee on the Rights and the Welfare of the Child, Child Helpline International, Plan International, Save the Children and UNICEF launched the Action on Violence against Children campaign.   This is a multi-country campaign initially focusing on Kenya, Tanzania, Swaziland, Uganda, South Africa, Malawi and Zambia.... Read More

Malawi Girls to Get Education Capacity Boost

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The National Girls’ Education Network in Malawi says it is planning measures to boost education standards among girl child to reduce the number of early pregnancies and early marriages, and to prevent female school drop outs. Theater for a change Head of Education Joanna Seth-Smith said in an interview yesterday Girls’ Education Network provide the only platform and avenue through... Read More

A Black South African Woman’s Journey to Atheism

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South Africa is one of the least religious countries in Africa. About 15 percent of the population identifies as having no religious affiliation and that includes atheists. While some would argue that the country’s non-theistic demography is mainly white, there is a growing number of black South Africans who are atheists and who do not profess any religion. So, the... Read More

Angola: Trial of 15 activists after five months in detention a travesty of justice

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The trial of 15 peaceful activists who have been held unlawfully for almost five months and charged with preparing “rebellion and a coup attempt” will be a crucial test for the independence of Angola’s judiciary, said Amnesty International ahead of their expected court appearance on 16 November 2015. The 15 men were arrested and detained by Angolan security forces between... Read More

Angola: Independence celebrations marred by crackdown on human rights

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President José Eduardo dos Santos’s tightening stranglehold on freedom of expression in Angola and his government’s decades of fear and repression will cast an indelible stain on the 40th anniversary of the country’s independence, said Amnesty International today. As dignitaries and foreign leaders gather in the capital Luanda to mark four decades of independence, at least 16 activists continue to... Read More

Experts Predict Doom for Sex Roles and Stereotyping Campaign in Malawi

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Article By: Tenson Zobo Research Academia’s experts have expressed fear that sex roles discrimination against women and stereotyping, will not help Malawian women to participate in country’s development if relevant authorities will not take charge before it is too late. The experts were speaking during a press briefing presenting a joint UN Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women... Read More

Malawi Civil Society calls for uniformity in marriage age laws

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By: Lloyd M’bwana The country’s Civil Society Organization (CSOs) on United Nation Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW)’s 2015 shadow report for Malawi have noted with concerns over the republic’s constitution inconsistency with the current Marriage, Divorce and Family Relations (MDFR) Act on the right marriage age. The MDFR Act No.3 of 2015 puts the marriage age... Read More
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