A vision of hope – the power of international solidarity
Hanne Løvlie, an extraordinary, energetic young Norwegian woman with an implacable sense of social justice, had a dream to improve the lives of women…
gender violence
South Africa’s Pistorius Problem
In October, a scandal broke at one of South Africa’s most prestigious private boarding schools. A group of boys from Hilton College in the…
The politics of circumcision in South Africa
The deafening silence of political, traditional and cultural leaders, who have in the past positioned themselves as the guardians of African culture, on the…
The backlash against African women
A few weeks ago, as I was leaving my office, I stopped at a traffic light and watched a young woman cross the street…