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Dr Shakira Choonara is a multi-award-winning independent public health practitioner. She is widely recognised for championing universal health coverage, gender equality, sexual and reproductive health and rights (SRHR), noncommunicable diseases (NCDs) and youth development. She serves is a member of the International Congress Council for the upcoming 18th World Congress on Public Health to be … Read more
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Zukiswa White is a queer-feminist and pan-African activist-organiser, popular educator, and projects specialist. Her work is at the intersections of gender equity, racial justice, and sustainable development. Her specific skills lie in building systems and amplifying women’s leadership. Rooted in the belief that culture is another terrain of struggle, she founded Umanyano Lwe Jazz, a … Read more
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Artist, academic and activist Dr Farieda Nazier uses memory work to look at how present-day experiences are influenced by colonial and apartheid history. Her sculptural and video installations intend to provoke discussion and engagement. (Memory work is a process of engaging with the past through ethical and historical lenses.) Born: 10 January 1980 in Mitchell’s … Read more
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Welcome to 2026, where Africa is still the youngest continent on earth, and the number of Africans under 25 is now so large that it’s basically shaping the future of everything. For QW+, we see this in the context of the new post-journalism world, where young people everywhere forgo traditional news brands in favour of … Read more
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The 16 Days of Activism period brings an annual spike in media interest around gendered violence. Journalists look for experts who can help explain the violence and offer practical ways forward. For our QW+ community of researchers, economists, psychologists, lawyers and activists, this is our moment to be the steady, clarifying voice that guides the … Read more
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Blurb: Author and healthcare executive Dr. Augusta Dorning brings four decades of experience across South Africa’s public, non-profit, and private healthcare sectors. Dorning has published The Power of Visualisation, co-authored with Dr. Shirley Zinn, a book that blends neuroscience, practical tools, and authentic African storytelling to equip readers to “create a life of purpose, possibility, … Read more
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Blurb Tarryn Tomlinson is a disability activist who has embraced the opportunities AI offers to make real changes in accessibility and understanding of disability issues. As a tech innovator, she has created the world’s first AI accessibility assistant. She is also a television presenter, media producer, and media personality. Pronouns: She/Her Born: 11 October 1998 … Read more
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At QW+, we have seen how powerful it is when feminist experts take up media space. We’re always especially amped when our experts appear on TV. But we get it: being invited for a television interview, while exciting, can be absolutely nerve-wracking. It is a moment where your voice can reach out to millions. Done … Read more
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When you turn on the news or scroll through a feed, whose voices do you hear? Whose expertise counts as authority? Across Africa, too many stories still leave out women, rural communities, and other marginalised groups. Visibility in African media still favours a narrow few. Quote This Woman+ will be at the African Women in … Read more
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Voices 24/25 Fellows Sign Off With Power On 10 July, the Voices 24/25 Fellows gathered on Zoom for a closing ceremony marking the end of their six-month journey with QW+. What followed was a less formal send-off and a more electric handover: a screen full of beaming faces, celebrating what it means to find your … Read more