COMMENT: Accurate information needed to counter violence against women
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa was wrong when he said 51% of women in the country had experienced partner violence. It's important ...
South African president Cyril Ramaphosa was wrong when he said 51% of women in the country had experienced partner violence. It's important ...
Was South Africa's President Ramaphosa right that more than half of the women in the country had experienced intimate partner violence?
South Africa's minister of social development, claimed that the country is “number one in the killing of women”, on national television.
Depo-Provera contraceptive injection has been debated in the medical community whether it increases women’s risk of HIV infection
Wenzile Madonsela Msimanga tweeted about the prevalence of depression among women in Africa, claiming 1 in 4 women suffer from depression.
On International Women’s Day Coca-Cola Nigeria tweeted a video claiming 50% of young women in northern Nigeria have no formal education.
Nigerian media widely reported a misleading statistic from a survey on the number of women who wore wigs daily in the country.
As the world marks International Women’s Day, which this year is focused on pushing for better gender balance, we looked up some notable fac
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