African Women Leaders Network 2025 - Intergenerational Retreat! Opening remarks at one of the most incredible platforms I’ve experienced. A room full of African Women Leaders - the wisdom, the sisterhood, the commitment to paving way for generations to come - simply unmatched! Lets us all be reminded to rally and support the Continent’s interventions to prevent and curb violence through the Convention on Ending Violence Against Women and Girls (CEDAWG), and continue to create an enabling environ

This South African woman was sentenced to life in prison for selling her 6-year-old daughter. | DW News

A South African court has sentenced a woman to life in prison for kidnapping and selling her six-year-old daughter, in a case that horrified the country. Joshlin Smith went missing in February last year from her home in Saldanha Bay, a fishing town north of Cape Town, and has never been found. Her mother, Racquel "Kelly" Smith, was found guilty of kidnapping and selling the young girl, reportedly for 20,000 rand ($1,100). Judge Nathan Erasmus ruled that Smith, 35, and her two co-accused -- a boy

South Africa is facing a crisis of gender-based violence, with more than 2,700 women killed last year. What is being done to tackle the problem? bbc.in/3eigs9V | BBC News