Who are we?
The Southern Africa Media and Gender Institute (SAMGI) was founded in 2003 as a result of the expanded activities of the Women’s Media Watch.
Due to the rapid diversification of the Media Watch activities, the organisation has set up a Not For Profit Trust in the name 'The Southern African Media and Gender Institute' and the Women's Media Watch has become a project thereof. In this way, the Southern African Media and Gender Institute is able to fulfil the communication, gender awareness and critical media consumption needs of the Southern African Region... read more
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SA: News Reports Still Not Gender Sensitive-Gender…
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