Profiling Ambassador Ayşegül Kanda

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, Dr Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to Ambassador Ayşegül Kandaş, the Ambassador of Turkey to South Africa, Lesotho and eSwatini. We discuss some of her career highlights and the instrumental role that education played in her development, noting the power of knowled…

Commemoration of 46th anniversary of June 16

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, in commemoration of the 46th anniversary of the June 16, 1976 student uprising in Soweto, South Africa, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to the Director General of the Department of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD), Advocate Mikateko Joyce Malul…

In conversation with Professor Caroline Ncube

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, in our series on women in law, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to Professor 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 Developme…

Discussing Africa Day with Future Africa Institute’s Dr Hackmann

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, as part of our commemoration for Africa Day, which is celebrated on May 25, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to Dr. Heide Hackmann, the Interim Director and Advisor on Transdisciplinary and Global Knowledge Networks at the Future Africa Institute.  Future Africa…

In conversation with Professor Vanessa Steenkamp

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. Her remit encompasses 43 departments within Dentistry, Health …

Profiling Professor Laetitia Rispel from Health Workforce for Equity, Quality

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…

In conversation with Ophthalmologist, Prof. Prisilla Seipati Makunyane

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, in our series on women in medicine, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to Proffessor Prisilla Seipati Makunyane, Head of Ophthalmology at the University of Pretoria and Steve Biko Academic Hospital. Makunyane is one of the first black female doctors to qualify as …

Profiling Dr Radmila Razlog

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 the Department of Complementary Medicine in the Faculty of Health Sciences at the University of Johannesburg.  Complementary medicine professions in South Africa…

Talking to Rheumatologist, Dr Kavita Makan

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, in Johannesburg, South Africa. She is also the clinical head of the Medical …

Profiling South African Olympic Swimmer Tatjana Schoenmaker

This week on Womanity-Women in Unity, Dr. Amaleya Goneos-Malka talks to South African Olympic Gold Medallist Tatjana Schoenmaker, who won the gold medal and set the world record in the 200-meters breaststroke event at the 2020 Olympic Games in Tokyo. She shares her Olympic experience and journey t…