Kaya 959 Point of View with Phemelo Motene

Discussion: Public Roundtable on Gender Apartheid

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Malala Fund, in partnership with the End Gender Apartheid Campaign, the Civic Engagement Project and Lawyers for Human Rights, will host a public roundtable at the Nelson Mandela Foundation in Johannesburg on Wednesday. The event brings together leading South African thinkers and members of Malala Fund’s Afghan Women’s Delegation for a powerful dialogue on resistance, justice and gendered violence. Phemelo is joined in studio by Human Rights Activist and Journalist, Horia Mosadiq and Senior Director of Policy and Advocacy at Malala Fund, Sahar Halaimzai.
14 Apr 2025 4PM English South Africa Education · Careers

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