Keyword: gender equality

The Deafening Silence of the EFF's Women Leaders

Picture: Magdalene Moonsamy, the EFF Siphokazi Magadla - “All we are asking is that he pay back the money, why are we getting thrown out?” was the question that came from a parliamentary member of the Economic Freedom Fighters (EFF), who was identified in a Voice of America news report, as “Female EFF member” on 21 August, the day the EFF chanted “pay back the money”, to a humiliated and ill-looking Jacob Zuma. Right before Mbuyiseni Ndlozi, the EFF spokesperson started chanting, I hoped for a longer exchange...

The Politics of Sex

Picture: www.ukmedix.com Jane Duncan - Recent revelations that Sports Minister Filike Mbalula had sex with a women, Joyce Molamu, while he was separated from his wife, have prompted public debate about how public the private lives of politicians should be. Mbalula has called on young people to be faithful to their partners in the context of the fight against HIV/ Aids. Media commentators have justified publication of the story on the basis that it was in the public interest to know about his hypocrisy, as it raises questions...