Womanity - Women in Unity

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, in our series on women in law, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to Prof. Nomthandazo Ntlama-Makhanya who is a Professor of Public Law in the Department of Public Law at the Nelson R Mandela School of Law, Faculty of Law , at the University of Fort Hare . Some of her roles include acting as Head of UNESCO Oliver Tambo Chair of Human Rights , serving as the former...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, in our series on women in law, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to Prof. Caroline Ncube who  heads up the Department of Commercial Law at the University of Cape Town . She holds the South African Research Chair in Intellectual Property, Innovation and Development . She serves as a member of the African Policy, Research & Advisory Group on STI , is a mem...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, in our series on women in medicine, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to Dr. Ledile Mokoka who specialises in nephrology at the Charlotte Maxeke Academic Hospital . Kidney disease is often a secondary effect of other conditions like hypertension and diabetes, according to diabetesatlas.org ,  24 million people in Africa (1 in 22) have diabetes.  These a...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, as part of our commemoration for #AfricaDay, which is celebrated on 25 May, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to Dr. Heide Hackmann , the Interim Director and Advisor on Transdisciplinarity and Global Knowledge Networks at the Future Africa Institute | University of Pretoria.   Prior to this role Dr Hackmann served as CEO of the International Science Co...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, in our series on women in medicine, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to Prof Vanessa Steenkamp , the Deputy Dean of Teaching & Learning in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Pretoria . As an active member of scientific organizations she holds among other an executive role as President of the South African Association of Basic and Clinical Ph...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, in our series on women in medicine, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to Professor Laetitia Rispel who holds a South African Research Chair , entitled Research on the Health Workforce for Equity and Quality . She is a Professor of Public Health at the University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, South Africa.  She is both a former Head of the Wits S choo...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, in our series on women in medicine, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to Prof. Prisilla Seipati Makunyane – Head of Ophthalmolog y at the University of Pretoria and Steve Biko Academic Hospital . Prof. Makunyane is one of the first black female doctors to qualify as an ophthalmologist in South Africa, she serves as a role model and advocate for her specialisation...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, in our series on women in medicine, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to Dr. Radmila Razlog who heads up the department of Complementary Medicine in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Johannesburg .  Complementary medicine professions in South Africa consist of a diverse range of disciplines including phytotherapy, homeopathy, and acupunctur...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, in our series on women in medicine, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to Dr Kavita Makan who is a Rheumatologist and specialist physician at the Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital . She is also the clinical head of the Medical Covid-19 Unit at Chris Hani Baragwanath Academic Hospital and current president of the South African Rheumatism and Arthritis Associ...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to South African swimmer Tatjana Schoenmaker , who won the gold medal and set the world record in the 200m breaststroke event at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. She shares her Olympic experience and journey to Gold. She emphasises faith, discipline, strong support systems and leading a balanced life as contributing factors, stat...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to the High Commissioner of Botswana to South Africa Tshenolo Modise .  We discuss some of the gender challenges experienced by female diplomats and the balancing act that many professional women experience as they juggle their work and home commitments. We discuss the impact that the Botswana women’s movement in 1986 had on...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to the Ambassador of the Republic of Congo Chantal Maryse Itoua-Apoyolo, who is accredited to South Africa, Eswatini, Lesotho and Zimbabwe.  We discuss gender equality developments in the Republic of Congo. For instance, the formation of the Revolutionary Union of Congolese Women, whose motto was “Seule la lutte libère”, whi...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to the Deputy Executive Director of the International Trade Centre (ITC), which is the joint agency of the World Trade Organization and the United Nations , Ms Dorothy Tembo . She shares pivotal moments in her career and life, that have charted her path from Zambia to Switzerland. We discuss some of the core goals of the ITC, whi...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, we commemorate  International Women’s Day , which is celebrated annually on the 8th of March. This year’s theme is  Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow.   The leaders featured in today’s compilation share their views on the significance of International Women’s Day and gender equality. In today’s compilation we hear from Ambass...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, we commemorate  International Women’s Day , which is celebrated annually on the 8th of March. This year’s theme is  Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow.   The leaders featured in today’s compilation share their views on the significance of International Women’s Day and gender equality. In today’s compilation we hear from South...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, we commemorate International Women’s Day , which is celebrated annually on the 8th of March. This year’s theme is Gender equality today for a sustainable tomorrow.  The leaders featured in today’s compilation share their views on the significance of International Women’s Day and gender equality. The Ambassador of Equatorial Guinea Librada Ela Asumu speaks...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to Equatorial Guinea ’s Ambassador to South Africa, Ambassador Librada Ela Asumu . Some of her previous appointments include working at the United Nations , serving in the Ministry of Social Welfare and Women Protection and Ministry of External Affairs and Co-operation. We consider some cultural tensions effecting gender equality...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka catches up with one of the show’s former guests , renowned musician and humanitarian Yvonne “Chaka Chaka” Mhinga , who also received the Order of Ikhamanga for her contribution to music and social cohesion. We reflect on poignant moments in the early phase of her career, where art and music were forms of ammunition to fight...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to Miss SA 2021 , Lalela Mswane , who was also crowned second runner up for Miss Universe 2021 . We discuss how this empowerment platform has impacted on her life and some of the responsibilities associated with being Miss SA notably serving as a brand ambassador and agent of change not just nationally but globally. Lalela shares...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to the CEO of Anglo American Platinum (AMPLATS), Natascha Viljoen , who sits on the Anglo American Platinum Board and the Group Management Committee of Anglo American plc. She reflects on factors that led to her career in mining, from getting “the smell of the place” as a child during site trips with her father, who worked on gol...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to member of parliament Kathleen Dibolelo Mahlatsi from the African National Congress (ANC), who also serves on the portfolio committees of Higher Education, Science and Innovation , as well as Agriculture, Land Reform and Rural Development. We remark on the role of the ANC Women’s League to spearhead the ANC’s gender parity poli...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to member of parliament Alexandra Abrahams from the Democratic Alliance, who also serves on the portfolio committee of Social Development . Applying a gendered lens she unpacks various social development programs in relation to women, such as crime prevention, substance abuse, victim empowerment shelters, social grants, early chi...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to member of parliament Zandile Majozi from the Inkatha Freedom Party . She serves on the portfolio committees of Police and Communication . We highlight the power and responsibility of politicians to drive change supported by implementable policies. For example, establishing structures in organisations to effectively address gen...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to Dr. Shirley Zinn , who serves as a Non-Executive Director on several corporate boards ( Sanlam , MTN , Spur , Boston Consulting Group , World Wildlife Fund etc…), she focusses on strategic human resources, business leadership, transformation and women’s development. Dr. Zinn candidly bares pains and gains from her life a...

Welcome to Womanity Women in Unity, this is our final broadcast of 2021 and we use this show to share some of the lessons learned from female leaders about leadership. The Ambassador of Norway Dr. Astrid Helle remarks on the types of societies that accept female leaders and some of the characteristics of successful women in leadership. Deputy Minister of International Relations and Cooperation Can...