RC 260810SAfmJoanne Joseph
Monday, 10 August 2026
Women’s Day reflections dominated the show, with a hard look at youth GBVF, a sanitary-pad empowerment story, and two book interviews about women’s history and identity.
- 09:36
A 17-year-old St Stithians pupil, Cameron Waldeck Cooks, was cited as a possible GBVF victim after a private forensic report said she was strangled; Lisa Vetten said young women face a clear concentration of murder and rape risk, often linked to jealousy or relationship break-ups.
- 09:54
Lindiwen Guna Koppa said her sanitary-pad business grew from a home kitchen in 2018 to a Centurion facility making 800 pads a minute, with government and NGO partnerships to keep girls in school and expand women-led manufacturing.
- 10:12
Dr Vashna Jagannath’s The Work of Women argues South African history has sidelined women’s contributions; she and publisher Nganyezi Jabalala said the book should be read across ages and genders, and is launching on 20 August at Exclusive Books Hyde Park.
- 11:16
Alka Joshi described how her novels give women agency by pushing them beyond patriarchy and toward self-discovery; she linked her writing to her Indian American identity, family history, and the need to “explain ourselves to ourselves.”