Former President of the Republic of Mauritius: Dr...

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to Dr Ameenah Gurib-Fakim, who was the 6th President and the First Female President of the Republic of Mauritius. She takes us through her three lives of scientist, entrepreneur and ...

Deputy Minister of Communication South Africa: Ms Pinky...

This week on Womanity-Women In Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Communication Ms Pinky Kekana. We discuss the importance of ICT in South Africa’s future and the role of government to facilitate access to ...

Deputy Minister of Transport South Africa: Lydia Sindisiwe...

This week we talk to the Deputy Minister of Transport - Lydia Sindisiwe Chikunga – who shares some of the factors that contributed to her pursuit of a career in politics, which ignited in childhood, stemmed from the recognition of deep social injus ...

Deputy Prime Minister & Minister International Relations Namibia:...

This week we talk to Ms Netumbo Nandi-Ndaitwah who is the Deputy Prime Minister of Namibia, as well as the Minister of International Relations and Cooperation of Namibia, and Vice-President of Namibia’s ruling party SWAPO - who retraces some of the ...

Former President of Liberia: Ellen Johnson Sirleaf

This week we talk to the Former President of Liberia – Ellen Johnson Sirleaf. We discuss some of the qualitative achievements that her administration accomplished during her tenure, such as maintaining peace, giving women a voice, and hope to a nat ...

Deputy Minister Telecommunications & Postal Services: Stella Ndabeni...

This week we talk to South Africa’s Deputy Minister of Telecommunications & Postal Services Ms Stella Tembisa Ndabeni-Abrahams. She previously served as the Deputy Minister of the Department of Communications from 2014 to 2017. She has been a m ...

UN Under-Secretary-General & Executive Director UN Women: Dr....

This week we talk to Dr. Phumzile Mlambo-Ngcuka about UN Women’s activities in five priority areas to advance gender equality, which include increasing women’s leadership and participation; ending violence against women; engaging women in peace a ...

Former Minister of Culture and Ambassador of Senegal:...

This week we talk to Ms Safiatou Ndiaye, the Ambassador of Senegal to South Africa and 10 other countries in southern Africa about women in politics. We discuss some of the traits women need to develop, such as resilience, courage, strength of charac ...

Minister for Development Cooperation of Denmark: Ulla Tørnæs

This week we talk to the Danish Minister for Development Cooperation - Ulla Tørnæs. We discuss some of the factors that motivated her career in politics and some memorable milestones. Minister Tørnæs notes that a key priority for her ministry is ...

Former Minister Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation Netherlands:...

This week we talk to Ms Lilianne Ploumen, a Dutch politician with the Labour Party, currently serving as a member of parliament in the Netherlands, she was the former Minister for Foreign Trade and Development Cooperation of Netherlands and is the fo ...