The "Extraordinary Committee of Independent Experts on Global Inequality" - commissioned by President Cyril Ramaphosa for South Africa's Presidency of the G20 - today unveiled the first-ever report on inequality to the G20. The Committee is chaired by Nobel Prize-winning economist Professor Joseph Stiglitz and joined by five other leading global experts. The report follows consultation with leading economists and inequality experts across the world.
There is increasing global evidence that violence against women and violence against children are deeply interconnected. These forms of violence often co-occur in the same households, share common risk factors and are perpetuated by societal norms that legitimise or tolerate violence.
Our organisation, in partnership with the Western Cape Education Department, hosted ten Grade 11 boys from different schools in the Cape Metropolitan area at the Old Main Groote Schuur Hospital in commemoration of Professor Ntobeko Ntusi’s 1 year in office as President & CEO of the South African Medical Research Council (SAMRC).
Prof Naeemah Abrahams, Chief Specialist Scientist, Gender and Health Research Unit forms part of the newly elected international members and her election citations were prompted by her being one of the leading researchers of intimate partner and sexual femicide in Africa. She has provided surveillance methodology of femicide, bringing global attention to the issue. Through her research and service, the rate of South African intimate partner femicide showed a reduction from 1999-2017.
Johannesburg, 10 October 2025 – L’Oréal South Africa, in partnership with UNESCO, proudly hosted the 2025 L’Oréal-UNESCO For Women in Science Awards, recognising outstanding female scientists whose groundbreaking research addresses Africa’s most urgent challenges, from cancer care and infectious diseases to clean water, sustainable energy, and environmental conservation