South African women

South African Women in Sport Punching Above Their Weight

Bronze, silver or gold: South African female sporting heroes have long carried the pride of the country on their shoulders and in their hearts. But...

Celebrating Women Who Are Playing Their Part

Celebrating Women’s month and commemorating the national march of women to the Union Buildings on the 9th August 1956, to petition against legislation that...

Play Your Part episode 13: synopsis

Here's a sneak peek of episode 13 of the Play Your Part television series, which features journalist Kass Naidoo. Brand South Africa Reporter Kass Naidoo, founder...

Shamila Ramjawan: global leader

The founder of Famram Solutions has been recognised for her work in keeping rural girls and young women in schools, by the Centre for...

Owami celebrates women as active citizens

‘Be Bold For Change’ - The theme for the third inaugural Owami Women Play Your Part Recognition Awards that took place on Thursday 21...

Play Your Part episode five: get involved with the initiatives

You can get involved with the guests featured on episode five of the Play Your Part series. In this episode, guests show how they...

Three female pioneers of South African journalism

Ruth First, Noni Jabavu and Joyce Sikhakhane-Rankin are just three examples of groundbreaking female writer-activists who made a difference in apartheid South Africa. These...

TechnoGirl: Educating girls, creating opportunity

TechnoGirl, which is aimed at encouraging more girls to study Stem subjects (science, technology, engineering and maths), has steadily increased the numbers of young...

South African women break coding gender stereotypes

Several South African women have made it their mission to change the perception that the tech industry is a place only for men. They...

South African women’s cricket team shining at World Cup

While the Proteas men's team are experiencing ups and downs on tour in England, the women's team are riding high with some stellar performances...