Centre for Women & Gender Studies Latest News

Nelson Mandela University and WDB Trust to celebrate Mrs Zanele Mbeki

Wed, 19 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT

The Centre for Women and Gender Studies at Nelson Mandela University and the WDB Trust (WDBT) will host the ‘Banking on Women’ Colloquium at the institution on Friday, 21 August 2026.

Women’s Month with the Centre for Women and Gender Studies

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 22:00:00 GMT

This month, Mandela University's Centre for Women and Gender Studies (CWGS) commemorates 70 years of the 1956 Women’s March with a programme of activities that look to the past, present and future.

Women, Parliament and the return of the ‘Cult of Femininity

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Freedom Month: Considering what it means to be “free and not entirely free of apartheid”

Tue, 31 Mar 2026 22:00:00 GMT

Considering what it means to be “free and not entirely free of apartheid,” the Mandela University’s Centre for Women and Gender Studies (CWGS) and the SARChI Chair in African Feminist Imagination (Chair) are hosting a two-day public programme at the University.