In Defence Of Safe Spaces
Safe spaces are often mocked and misunderstood. Those who are excluded from certain safe spaces feel discriminated against or feel that it is a...
It’s 2018 And Football Is Still A Chauvinist’s Safe Space
There is a pervasive notion that football belongs to men. The sport has historically been dominated by male players, male commentators and male supporters....
The Stigmas Of Sex Work “To Be Blessed And Slaying”
Over the last three years a new tagline of a type of sex work has populated much of social media under the name of...
The Women Of Waqf Are Claiming Their Right To Pray In...
What began as a means for women to form a spiritual community and pray their salaah in congregation during the holy month of Ramadan...
On The Symbolism Of Being The First Black SA Woman To...
Meet Dr Mpho Tshivhase, the first black South African woman to be awarded a PhD in philosophy. As a young, black woman in a...
Extreme Pressures and Fetishisation: The K-pop Industry Can Be Toxic
The K-pop industry has been in the spotlight particularly over the past few months as more and more of its idols have been thrust...
‘Five Fingers For Marseilles’ Is A Haunting Meditation On Failure
"Why did you come back? Once you turned the world upside down and ran. Now you are here and it starts again."
What happens after...
Nelson Mandela and Women
Nelson Rolihlahla Mandela is etched into history as an icon and is lauded all over the world for his work in the struggle against...
Start Letting Us Talk: Walking In Protest Against Campus Rape Culture
"Show me rape-culture" - this is one of thousands of comments we have heard from students on campus. These comments are quite disheartening when...
Mam’ Nomzamo Winnie Madikizela-Mandela’s Legacy Is Still A Site Of Struggle
South Africa, is a country that is inhibited by ghosts trying to find their homes and it is a country that knows no justice....
Mam’ Winnie Is Someone We Want To Be
City Press editor-in-chief Mondli Makhanya's column on why we must not want to be Winnie exposes the patriarchal lense through which society views strong...
Memory Banda On The Struggle Of The Girl Child In Malawi
There is fire in the eyes of Memory Banda when she talks about girls rights in her home country of Malawi. The 22-year-old has...
Imposter Syndrome Is Worse For Women
Imposter Syndrome is something that has affected every single one of us at some time or the other. Have you ever felt like you're...
The Place Of Sara Baartman At UCT
The label “Hottentot Venus†continues to haunt our memory of Sara Baartman. This moniker, used in Jean Reaux’s posters to advertise the exhibit of...
Let Them Free! What To Wear When You’re Not Feeling That...
Why do womxn have to wear bras on an almost regular basis? Is it scientifically proven to be good for you (science says no),...
Oxfam’s Admission of Sexual Abuse In Haiti Points To Deeply Entrenched...
The international NGO sector is a multibillion dollar industry and one vital to the survival, stabilisation and reconstruction of communities globally, but what happens...
The Color Purple Musical is a must-see for all
The Broadway-staged The Color Purple musical had its opening performance with an all South African cast at the Joburg Theatre on Sunday and The...
Her attacker has been released from jail, and she now lives...
We're a few weeks into 2018 but women are already falling victims of violence at the hands of men. Noluvuyo Dhlomo, 23, from Isipingo...
Why the Grace/Aziz Ansari incident is so relatable to conversations around...
Navigating the dating world as a woman in a patriarchal world is like playing Russian roulette, you never know how it's going to go....
How women suffer the worst effects of malnutrition in South Africa
Poverty, inequality and the lack of access to land are issues that drive the continued malnutrition of women in South Africa, especially since women...
