The Female Voice
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...
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...
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...
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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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Girlhood we never had
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ByNomsa Mbuli31 October 2025