Agenda

Building a Women’s Social Movement in the Post Apartheid Context: Challenges, Opportunities and Strategies

AgendaFM — Thu, 19 Apr 2012 13:19:13 +0000

South Africa’s news and information leader, SAFM Radio, casts a spotlight on the second feminist dialogue. Listen to the full interview here. FEMINIST DIALOGUE SERIES 2012 Report on Agenda Feminist Dialogue 2 The aim of the Agenda Feminist Media (AFM) Feminist Dialogues is to provide a space for the sharing of information in order that the [...]

Agenda launches issue #89 – “Teenage fertility and desire”

AgendaFM — Wed, 28 Mar 2012 11:30:56 +0000

At a time when teenage pregnancy is frequently reported as a widespread problem and teenage mothers are perceived as deviant adolescents who are headed for adverse life outcomes, the latest issue of Agenda addresses an important aspect of young women’s and men’s experience as its theme, “Teenage fertility and desire”. The guest editor, Nolwazi Mkhwanazi, [...]

Agenda to hold second Feminist Dialogue

AgendaFM — Fri, 23 Mar 2012 21:56:58 +0000

Agenda, the feminist journal based in Durban, will be holding its second Feminist Dialogue on 30th March 2012 at Sica Guest House in Durban. In its 25th year, Agenda aims to bring women’s organisation together to dialogue, learn, listen and share information and build solidarity around common areas of concern relating to gender inequality experienced [...]

Women and the Legal System

AgendaFM — Thu, 05 Jan 2012 00:12:39 +0000

Injustice against women is probably no more clearly demonstrated than in the laws of a country and in their interpretation and implementation by the justice system. We do not have to think back very far to recall how we fought a long struggle to replace the sexist and racist laws of apartheid with a new [...]

Agenda Feminist Dialogue photos

AgendaFM — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:49:51 +0000

Guest speakers at the Agenda Feminist Dialogue from the Durban-based ngo Asiya Etafuleni who offered a view of safer cities from street and market level. From left to right – Patrick Ndlovu, Tam Coots and Phumzile Xulu. Agenda Feminist Dialogue brought women together with the objective of sharing information and learning and discussing [...]

Forum demands accountability from Ethekwini Safer Cities Project

AgendaFM — Tue, 20 Dec 2011 13:04:06 +0000

Caption: Taryn Powys, Provincial Legal Advisor for the Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) KwaZulu-Natal, spoke on the CGE and the Ministry for Women, Children and People with Disabilities which are constituted as the gender machinery to advance gender equality. The Agenda Feminist Dialogue held on 25th November, noted with dismay that invited guest, the Manager [...]