"south-africa" Articles & Blogs:
Tutu Withdraws from Peace Conference Over South Africa's Dalai Lama Snub
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The South African government claims that the Dalai Lama’s presence would be a ‘distraction’South Africa | Today 2:20 pm
South Africa may have ignited a cold war this week when it refused to grant the Dalai Lama a visa for an upcoming p...[Read on] |
Advice for the New Royal Bride, H.S.H. Princess Charlene of Monaco
| By Patrick Kovarik/AFP/Getty Images.She got out! Her Serene Highness, Princess Charlene of Monaco, finally managed to board a plane and get herself to South Africa, arriving in Durban this very morning, albeit accompanied by her new husband, Prince Albert...[Read on] |
Sesame Street's HIV-positive muppet
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As Miriam noted the other day that it's Sesame Street's 40th anniversary, Global Voices Online brings attention to one character in particular that is making a significant impact in efforts to destigmatize HIV and AIDS in South Africa - the world's firs...[Read on] |
World Cup Song: Shakira ‘Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)’
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We are just a few days away from the exciting beginning of the FIFA World Cup 2010 being held at South Africa and international superstar Shakira is scheduled to perform her new single, “Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)” during the opening ceremony ...[Read on] |
Anti-Rape Condom with "Teeth"- Why are Women Responsible for Stopping Rape?
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Look, this is great. It will probably save someone from getting raped. Or, maybe it will just throw her/his attacker into an even more intense rage, and he'll just find another way to exert power and control.
Because rape isn't about sex; it's power an...[Read on] |
Charlize Theron provides soccer opportunities to deserving kids
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Charlize Theron
I’m a huge fan of Charlize Theron so was delighted to learn that she’s a celeb who gives back. As a native of South Africa, it makes sense that her charitable efforts focus on the youth of her struggling but extraordinary country...[Read on] |
Halftime: No time to quit - South Africa, HIV and how the World Cup has hidden an epidemic.
| Jamele Hill of ESPN writes one of the most poignent pieces on the HIV crisis in South Africa. With the World Cup as the backdrop and considering the continents economic and health crises , Hill shows how the world's biggest spectacle has worked to hide th...[Read on] |
Too good to be a girl
| So if a young athlete pops onto the track and field scene with personal best times that are considerably better than her previous times you should test her to make sure that:A) she is not taking performance-enhancing drugs.B) she is not a cyborg.C...[Read on] |
South African Runner's Makeover
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South African gold medalist Caster Semenya, who was forced to undergo sex determination testing to continue her running career, has now received a feminine makeover.
After dealing with sex-determination testing, bigoted comments from other athletes, and...[Read on] |
Cavalli dresses Shakira for the World Cup
| Team jerseys will be the most popular fashion choice in South Africa over the next few weeks. Unless you're Shakira. During her opening ceremony performance at the FIFA World Cup on June 10th, the Latin beauty will be wearing an exclusive look from high-e...[Read on] |
Awards Watch: The Long List of the Foreign Language Contenders
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The Academy released the 65 titles eligible for the best foreign film. Only SEVEN of the 65 are directed by women. Guess that things aren’t so much better outside the US for women directors.
Here are the women, the countries and their films:
Hunga...[Read on] |
The Girl Effect in Africa.
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Last week was the World Economic Forum on Africa with a critical focus on the role of girls in the economic development of Africa. The World Economic Forums are a series of convenings led by a Swiss non-profit of the same name. Their platform focuses on t...[Read on] |
Halle Berry Gets Back to Work (and Covers Vogue)
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Halle Berry hasn’t been in a movie in several years, hasn’t done an interview in over three, yet she could not resist the call that came in to be on the cover of September’s Vogue.
Halle is the first woman of color to be on the cover of a Septemb...[Read on] |
KICK IT UP! launches at FIFA World Cup
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Soccer (or football as it’s known around the globe) is the world’s most popular sport, and Global Girl Media is using the largest international soccer event to help young women find their voices. The non-profit org’s pilot project KICK IT UP! has ...[Read on] |
New Female Troops Patrol South Bengal Frontier
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BONGAON, India (WOMENSENEWS)--The clear blue sky with twirls of white clouds rises above lush green fields while a soft wind blows.
It is a quiet and picturesque spot in the southern region of the eastern Indian state of West Bengal.
But Rita Chakla, 23...[Read on] |
Soccer: Remembering the women
| I have not watched one second of the men's World Cup. And yet it seems to be the only thing I can blog about these days. (I do have a post coming about working out in skirts--so stay tuned for something non-soccer. Not that there's anything wrong with...[Read on] |
Serena inaugurates second Kenyan school
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Always a trailblazer. Always doing good things. Always going the extra miles.
Just over a year after visiting Kenya to open the Serena Williams Secondary School in Matooni, Kenya, Serena Williams returned to the country to follow up on her humanitari...[Read on] |
Interview with Sandra Laing - Real life subject of Skin
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Sandra Laing and Sophie Okonedo
Skin is the heartbreaking true story of Sandra Laing (played by Sophie Okonedo) as a woman with black skin born to white parents in apartheid S. Africa. She is a white girl who looked black. As a young girl she rea...[Read on] |
Made in Dagenham trailer
| I can’t embed this trailer on the site because it is exclusive to Times of London, but I had to share because this is a really cool movie.
This trailer so reminded me of Norma Rae and the awesome strong female women who we saw regularly in the movies i...[Read on] |
Domestic violence: one more reason for health care reform
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I just received this email from the Religious Coalition for Reproductive Choice. I’m embarrassed to admit that I didn’t already know this:
Eight states (Idaho, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Wyo...[Read on] |
Come out to support girls in Africa
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In early 2009, our good friends Carol Ann Gleason, Founder and Director of Stimulus Projects and NYC-based Photographer Danielle St. Laurent teamed up to launch the Geo-Girls Citizen Journalism Program at the Kibera Girls Soccer Academy in Nairobi, Kenya...[Read on] |
Somali Pirates Don't Wear Eyeliner
| Have a newsworthy cocktail hour with VF Daily’s current-events-inspired concoctions. To celebrate the rescue of abducted captain Richard Phillips, mixologist Glenn Lucci of New York City’s Louis 649 (649 East Ninth Street; 212-673-1190) create...[Read on] |
Domestic violence is a "pre-existing condition"?!
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Incredibly disturbing news from the SEIU blog:
[I]n DC and nine other states, including Arkansas, Idaho, Mississippi, North Carolina, North Dakota, Oklahoma, South Carolina, South Dakota, and Wyoming, insurance companies have gone too far, claiming that ...[Read on] |
MacArthur Genius Awards-2009
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The Macarthur Foundation has annointed its list of “geniuses” for 2009 and happily its split 50/50.
Here are the women recipients (captions from AP):
Lynsey Addario, 35, photojournalist, Istanbul, Turkey. Creating a visual record of major conflicts ...[Read on] |
Toyota and Honda under recall; Ford, GM, Chrysler answer with trade-in incentives
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Two popular Japanese automotive brands have been taking a pounding lately.
In September 2009, Toyota announced that it would recall 3.8 million vehicles to adjust floormats that could cause accelerators to get stuck and lead to a crash. And just a few ...[Read on] |
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