Well known for her role as the CEO of the Soul City Institute for health and development communication in South Africa,  Lebogang Ramafoko is an outspoken gender activist and has spent decades raising awareness of issues facing women and young girls.

She joined the organisation back in 1995, she led it from 2011, carving an international reputation as a defender of women's and children's rights.


This morning, as South Africa we marks Women's Day, she joins us to reflect on the state of women today, gender based Violence, the safety of women across the continent, gender pay gap, child marriages and more.

Lebo Ramafoko is the Executive Director of Oxfam South Africa

Well known for her role as the CEO of the Soul City Institute for health and development communication in South Africa,  Lebogang Ramafoko is an outspoken gender activist and has spent decades raising awareness of issues facing women and young girls.
She joined the organisation back in 1995, she led it from 2011, carving an international reputation as a defender of women's and children's rights.
 This morning, as South Africa we marks Women's Day, she joins us to reflect on the state of women today, gender based Violence, the safety of women across the continent, gender pay gap, child marriages and more.
Lebo Ramafoko is the Executive Director of Oxfam South Africa

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Time now for our daily Africa RoundUP. Each morning, just after six o'clock news, we bring you a concise update on the key developments shaping the world over the past 24 hours. With insights from our team of journalists, analysts, and newsmakers, we place the day's biggest stories into context -helping you stay informed, connected, and prepared for the day ahead.

Time now for our daily Africa RoundUP. Each morning, just after six o'clock news, we bring you a concise update on the key developments shaping the world over the past 24 hours. With insights from our team of journalists, analysts, and newsmakers, we place the day's biggest stories into context -helping you stay informed, connected, and prepared for the day ahead.

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On the Discourse this morning, we turn our attention to South Africa's trade relationship with the United States.  This as the partnership faces a critical test with  Washington reviewing the Pretoria's eligibility for the African Growth and Opportunity Act, or AGOA. The programme has provided South African exporters with preferential access to the American market, supporting key industries, businesses and jobs. With diplomatic and trade relations between Pretoria and Washington under pressure, the government faces the challenge of protecting these economic gains while advancing South Africa's national interests. We spoke to spokesperson for South Africa's Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Kaamil Alli

On the Discourse this morning, we turn our attention to South Africa's trade relationship with the United States. &nbsp;This as the partnership faces a critical test with &nbsp;Washington reviewing the Pretoria's eligibility for the African Growth and Opportunity Act, or AGOA. The programme has provided South African exporters with preferential access to the American market, supporting key industries, businesses and jobs. With diplomatic and trade relations between Pretoria and Washington under pressure, the government faces the challenge of protecting these economic gains while advancing South Africa's national interests. We spoke to spokesperson for South Africa's Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, Kaamil Alli

AGOA review puts South Africa-US trade ties to the test, with jobs, exports and Africa's economic interests at stake

The World Health Organisation says it hopes the TUMANI vaccine trials currently underway in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC will be able to respond to the urgent scientific questions regarding the current outbreak of the ebola caused by the Bundibugyo virus disease. TUMANI,  which means hope in Swahili,  is a clinical trial, designed so that several vaccine candidates could be evaluated within one research framework, using a ring-vaccination approach involving contacts of people with confirmed disease. The trials are led by the government of the DRC, integrated into the outbreak response and managed by the Institut National de Recherche Biomédicale, the national public health and biomedical research institute. Thuto Ngobeni has more...

The World Health Organisation says it hopes the TUMANI vaccine trials currently underway in the Democratic Republic of Congo, DRC will be able to respond to the urgent scientific questions regarding the current outbreak of the ebola caused by the Bundibugyo virus disease. TUMANI, &nbsp;which means hope in Swahili, &nbsp;is a clinical trial, designed so that several vaccine candidates could be evaluated within one research framework, using a ring-vaccination approach involving contacts of people with confirmed disease. The trials are led by the government of the DRC, integrated into the outbreak response and managed by the Institut National de Recherche Biom&eacute;dicale, the national public health and biomedical research institute. Thuto Ngobeni has more...

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