Tabeth Masengu

Tabeth Masengu is a Research Officer at the Democratic Governance and Rights Unit of the University of Cape Town and a Regional Correspondent for the Oxford Human Rights Hub Blog.|Tabeth Masengu is a Research Officer at the Democratic Governance and Rights Unit of the University of Cape Town and a Regional Correspondent for the Oxford Human Rights Hub Blog.

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Small Steps in the Journey Towards Gender Equality on the South African Bench

Small Steps in the Journey Towards Gender Equality on the South African Bench

The 9th July 2015 was an important day for the South African judiciary. For the first time in our history, an all-woman short-list was interviewed for a vacancy on the Constitutional Court and for the first time a woman was nominated ...
Same Script, Different Cast: A Tale of Zambia’s Constitutional Making Process

Same Script, Different Cast: A Tale of Zambia’s Constitutional Making Process

On the 24th of October, Zambia celebrated its 49th year of Independence from British colonial rule. While Zambia has been fortunate enough to never have experienced war or civil unrest on a large scale, it has been plagued by what can ...
Unprecedented Step Taken in South Africa to Address Gender Transformation in the Judiciary

Unprecedented Step Taken in South Africa to Address Gender Transformation in the Judiciary

On the 12th of October 2012, the South African Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) was served with an unprecedented complaint regarding the lack of Gender Transformation in the Judiciary.  The Commission of Gender Equality was ...