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Girlhood we never had

There is a kind of girlhood that many women never got to live. It’s the one filled with play, care-free laughter and the...

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Home becomes first place of betrayal

News broke recently of a 17-year-old boy in Eswatini who was arrested and charged under the Sexual Offences and Domestic Violence (SODV) Act...

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Silent crisis of teenage pregnancy

In many corners of Eswatini, the school bell and the cry of an infant ring in painful competition. A girl’s dreams of education...

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When girls dream in STEM

Before a girl ever picks up a Science textbook, she’s already been taught a lesson about possibility. It happens quietly, long before she...

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The politics of hair

Hair: It grows, it falls, we braid it, cut it, dye it and cover it. Yet somehow, hair has always been more than...

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Inheritance of confidence

When we speak of inheritance, we often think of property, jewellery or family recipes passed down through generations. Though, there is another inheritance,...

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Childhood games shaped gender norms

If you really want to understand how gender roles are taught, don’t start in the boardroom or in Parliament, start at the playground.That...

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The price of silence

Silence is often mistaken for peace. In many of our communities, women are raised to keep quiet about the injustices they face, whether...

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Fight for inclusive reproductive health

Sexual and reproductive health rights are often spoken of in ways that assume a single kind of family, a single kind of relationship...

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