Colleen Lowe Morna

Lusaka, 24 November: It’s 5am on the eve of the International Day of No Violence Against Women that kicks off the Sixteen Days of Activism campaign.

If nothing else, President Jacob Zuma's belated apology about his out-of-wedlock child with Sonono Khoza, following unprecedented outrage at the way he has demeaned the highest office in the land, has shown the power of public opinion in a democracy.

What do you think of when you see a butterfly? Beautiful colours! Freedom after the struggle to break out of a cocoon! The sky is the limit! Reaching up; reaching out!

South Africa: Election coverage through a gender lens

By Colleen Lowe Morna