Womanity - Women in Unity

Welcome to Womanity Women in Unity, this episode reflects on a few factors of success, as experienced by some of this year’s guests, who are global and local leaders. The Commonwealth Secretary General Patricia Scotland grew up with the philosophy that God bestows talent upon every individual, but it’s up to us to find it, hone it and use it for the benefit of others; and never be afraid to try.&#...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to the CEO of BP Southern Africa , Ms Taelo Mojapelo . She shares key career and life moments that have shaped her, with courage being a guiding force. We discuss the underrepresentation of women in leadership roles and factors affecting this, from underdeveloped soft skills to operating in a patriarchal environment. We highlight...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to South African Paralympic gold medallist and world record holder Anruné Weyers. She shares her Tokyo 2020 experience, from creative workouts (incorporating her Beagle in weight training) during lockdown, to contracting Covid-19 just prior to the Games, to going on to win gold at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympics. The Paralympics is a...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to Prof. Heidi Prozesky from the University of Stellenbosch in South Africa, who surveyed approximately 5000 respondents from 30 countries in Africa to understand the next generation of young scientists in the continent as well as challenges faced by female scientists . Some of the issues inhibiting the progress of female scienti...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to Associate Professor Amal Amin , a professor of nanotechnology and polymers from the National Research Centre in Cairo, Egypt, who founded Women in Science Without Borders. This initiative is active in 67 countries and aims to build science based communities to promote a gender inclusive future where women have equal access to...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to Prof. Clare Kelso , who heads up the Department of Geography, Environmental Management & Energy Studies at the University of Johannesburg . Our conversation considers the impact of #climatechange on female farmers, noting the intersectionality of power dynamics that exacerbates the vulnerability of women to climate change,...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, for our series on women in science, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to Dr. Irene Tarimo , who heads up the Department of Environmental Studies at the Open University of Tanzania . In light of the 26th  United Nations Climate Change conference (31 Oct – 12 Nov 2021) we discuss pertinent issues contributing to climate change in Tanzania that have a detriment...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, for our series on women in science, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to Professor Esther Akinlabi , who is the Director of the Pan African University for Life and Earth Sciences in Ibadan , Nigeria. We unpack the core scientific thematic areas of the Pan African University , which are located in different regions on the continent to contribute to the African Uni...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to Professor Lesley Cornish from the School of Chemical and Metallurgical Engineering at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits ). She is also the Director of the DSI-NRF Centre of Excellence in Strong Materials and the Director of the African Research Universities Alliance Centre of Excellence in Materials, Energy and Nanotec...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to Professor Liezel Frick from the Centre for Higher and Adult Education Department of Curriculum Studies, Faculty of Education , Stellenbosch University . We discuss knowledge gains from formal, informal and non-formal settings, emphasising the need to learn, re-learn and un-learn to adapt to a changing world. Today, the work en...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to Dr. Lerato Dikobe-Kalane, a psychiatrist in private practice , about mental health. The theme for this year’s World Mental Health Day , on 10th October, was “Mental health care for all: let’s make it a reality”. In support of this worldwide campaign, we discuss diagnoses of mental health, together with treatment and access to...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to Professor Jacqueline Smilg,  who is a Diagnostic Radiologist. She is the Head of Breast Imaging at the Charlotte Maxeke Johannesburg Academic Hospital (CMJAH) and Adjunct Professor in the Department of Radiology, School of Clinical Medicine, University of Witwatersrand . She is  the current Chair of the Breast Imagin...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to the Ambassador of Finland to South Africa, Botswana, Lesotho and Mauritius, Anne Lammila . Some of her previous appointments include Ambassadorships in Mexico, Cuba, Haiti and Central America; serving as  Consul General of Finland to Saint Petersburg, Russia; Deputy Chief of Mission, Minister, Embassy of Finland, Washingt...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to the Deputy Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces Sylvia Lucas from the African National Congress , who was formerly the Premier of the Northern Cape.  Firstly, she differentiates between the National Council of Provinces (NCOP) from the National Assembly , emphasising the NCOP’s mandate to ensure provincia...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to the High Commissioner of Kenya to South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland, Catherine Muigai Mwangi . Some of her previous appointments include Ambassadorships in Ethiopia, Djibouti and Ireland. She has also served as permanent representative to the African Union and United Nations Economic Commission for Africa.  We reflect o...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, for our series on women in the judiciary , Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to High Court Judge Bulelwa Pakati from the Eastern Cape division of the High Court. Judge Pakati’s entry into the legal field was driven by the desire to overcome the cultural practice of Ukuthwala, which entails the abduction of young girls by men and forcing them into marriage. Judge...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, for our series on women in the judicary , Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to High Court Judge Fathima Dawood from the Eastern Cape division of the High Court. This series is dedicated to celebrating Women’s Month. Long before becoming a judge, Fathima Dawood was passionate about justice and coming to the aid of others. Her journey into the legal system was not...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, for our series on women in the judiciary , Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to High Court Judge Lindiwe Vukeya – from the Mpumalanga division of the High Court. This series is dedicated to celebrating Women’s Month. Judge Vukeya’s career choice epitomises the influencing role educators play to nurture young minds and help them rise to their full potential. She r...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, in our series on women in the judiciary Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to High Court Judge Thandoluhle Mankge – from the Mpumalanga division of the High Court. This series is dedicated to celebrating Women’s Month. Judge Mankge shares her journey to the judiciary and rising through the ranks to the bench, which was motivated, in part, to ensure people have acc...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, in our series on women in the judiciary , Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to Judge Zolashe Lallie of the Labour Court, a specialist court in the South African judiciary. This series is dedicated to celebrating Women’s Month. Judge Lallie explains key functions and jurisdictions of the Labour Court which focus on discrimination and unfair dismissal of employees....

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, in our series on women in medicine, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to Dr. Melinda Suchard   who is Head of the Centre for Vaccines and Immunology in The National Institute For Communicable Diseases , with a joint appointment as lecturer in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of the Witwatersrand .  Additionally, she is a ministerial...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, in our series on women in medicine, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to neurologist Dr. Jody Pearl who is in private practice. The brain is one of the most complex organs in the body and several of its functions are still to be explained. We note that women are more predisposed to certain neurological conditions than men, sometimes hormonally related. These incl...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, in our series on women in medicine, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to Prof. Michelle Wong, who heads up the division of pulmonology at the University of the Witwatersrand as well as Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital, the largest hospital in the southern hemisphere and third largest in the world. We highlight the impact that Covid-19 has had on healthcar...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to Prof. Liesl Zühlke, who is a paediatric cardiologist in the Department of Paediatric Cardiology at the Red Cross Children’s Hospital, directs the Children’s Heart Disease Research, and is also the Deputy Dean of Research in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Cape Town. Prof. Zühlke shares some insight into her...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to medical oncologist Professor Georgia Demetriou, who is a senior consultant in the division of medical oncology at the University of the Witwatersrand and Charlotte Maxeke Hospital. Prof. Demetriou walks us through the inner workings of life as an oncologist and career pathways for women in medicine. We note that the scope of o...