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South Africa
Politics | Human rights | Gender - Women | Society

SA’s Zuma confirms fathering a child

afrol News, 4 February - South African President, Jacob Zuma has confirmed fathering a child in an outside marriage relationship with the daughter of a local soccer boss, Irvin Khoza.

Egypt
Gender - Women | Human rights | Society

Egyptian women to appeal niqab ban

afrol News, 4 January - Egyptian female students have vowed to appeal a total ban of niqab, the full face veil imposed by the government last October, rights activists have said in a statement.

Kenya
Culture - Arts | Gender - Women | Human rights | Society

Kenya urged to adopt marriage bill

afrol News, 15 December - The Kenya Law Review Commission has urged the government to adopt the draft Marriage Bill of 2007, under which couples will not have to pay dowry to get married if the Bill is passed by Parliament into law.

Egypt
Gender - Women | Society | Economy - Development

Threatening population boom for Egypt

afrol News, 11 June - Egypt is facing a double population boom by 2050, a threat that could have President Hosni Mubarak's government enforce tough family planning policies to curb the looming crisis.

Malawi
Politics | Gender - Women

Miss Malawi contests in parliamentary elections

afrol News / Gender Links, 22 May - The reigning Miss Malawi Perth Msiska is contemplating to ditch the beauty pageants arena for a place in politics, as a contestant for the ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) for the Blantyre West constituency the country’s 2009 parliamentary elections.


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