Pinning down the understandings of current feminist debates on pornography may be long overdue for South African feminists and feminism/s, the subject having not attracted much attention since the 1990s. In South Africa post-1994, feminists paused for a m

Love has often been placed among the lesser order of priorities against the more important issues that hold our attention in seeking to transform gender relations in Africa. In discussing the concept note for the issue we were reminded of feminists’ bel

This podcast focusing on gender, ageing and intergenerationality, addresses a gap that has existed in social policy and research. Its intention is to investigate and reveal the human and gendered dimensions of ageing and not see age solely as a research c

In this programme, we take a trip to  Umbumbulu, which is situated 40 minutes outside of Durban, Kwa-Zulu Natal. We hear the views of Susan Nkomo, independent consultant and founder of the South African Observatory on women's rights; Taryn Powys, legal

This podcast comes at a time when a National Health Insurance Policy has been proposed by the state amid the failure of health service delivery to meet demands placed on it. Our country’s women carry a very high burden of disease testified by the relen

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 t

This special issue of Agenda seeks to explore the gendered dynamics of contemporary marital relationships. In the context of major social and sexual transformations, we are interested in how men and women relate, experience and navigate intimate life, sex

Poverty is gendered and calls for gendered solutions. This is the finding of the following podcast. We speak to Mercia Andrews of Trust for Community Outreach and Education. TCOE is a national organisation that operates mainly in the rural areas of Sout

In sub-Saharan Africa, women  produce 80-90 percent of the food. They have little access to credit which limits their ability to purchase seeds, fertilizers and other inputs needed to adopt new farming techniques. In this podcast, we hear from Herschel

This podcast examines the state of  feminism in Africa today. It is contextualised by American political activist, scholar and author Angela Davis. Davis reflects on the 1985 Women's Conference which took place in Nairobi, Kenya. The podcast contai