What do road signs tell us about gender relations in Southern Africa?

Road sign in Zimbabwe

The road sign in Zimbabwe stands out because the girl keeps her brother off the road. In the other countries she drags the boy on to the highway. Is this a clear sign that early France and Spain were right to let the boy guide the girl? Or a sign that in southern Africa girls are in charge?

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