Bereavement Notice: Ms Mandisa Monakali

Bereavement Notice: Ms Mandisa Monakali

South African Women in Dialogue joins Ilitha Labantu and our many sister organisations in mourning the passing of Mandisa Monakali, a giant in the African and global women’s movement, and express our deepest condolences to her family and loved ones, and to all those...
Intervention at the AU 44 Summit of Heads of State

Intervention at the AU 44 Summit of Heads of State

On the occasion of the African Union (AU) 44th Ordinary Session of the Executive Council, held on 14-15 February, and the subsequent 37th Ordinary Session of the AU Assembly on 17-18 February 2024—wherein a report on the situation in Palestine was considered—we, a...
Why Civil Society needs to play a bigger role

Why Civil Society needs to play a bigger role

We hear from all quarters of the country that we are in a state of crisis. Increasingly, the term “failed state” comes to the fore due to disarray in which national and local government, business and ordinary citizens find themselves. The energy...