Women's relationship with the ANC remains predicated on their gender relationship with men in the party.
The Parliament of the Mandela era was a markedly different space from the Parliament of today, says Christi van der Westhuizen.
They are a handy instrument in the exercise of power and improvement of lives, the public must therefore have a say
We need transparency in election of leaders to ensure they follow their conscience in passing laws and don’t pander to party interests
Alarm bells ring over legal perce ptions of sexuality in a society already riddled with the burden of sexual pathology
The recent fiasco about the Sexual Offences Act should serve as an alert about continuing problems dating from before the act’s adoption in 2007 and that have still ...
A ‘truly African institution’ would imply one removed from the processes of history – untouched by colonialism and apartheid
Our MPS need to appreciate that a legislature can only command respect if it respects itself and its own processes
IT IS a no-brainer that a commission without commissioners ceases to operate. But, by the second half of this month, the Commission on Gender Equality (CGE) had ...
Instead of shifting scarce funding around, it makes more sense to fight for more financing for empowerment work as a whole
Gender ties haven’t improved much. Rape statistics, inequality which affects women most must convince Parliament to act fast
Parliament seems determined not only to impose the secrecy bill on the public, but to demonise all who would oppose it
It is legislation that, far from empowering rural people, place them under the thumb of chiefs who can rule by caprice and greed
Parliament is presented with another constitutional test following Public Protector Thuli Madonsela’s finding of maladministration and unlawful conduct in the police ...