Pretoria - President Jacob Zuma has appointed an Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) on National Women’s Day, which marks the 60th anniversary of the historic women’s march to the Union Buildings in Pretoria.
Women's Day marks the anniversary of the great women's march of 1956, where women marched to the Union Buildings to protest against the carrying of pass books.
On 9 August 1956, about 20 000 women marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest against legislation aimed at tightening the apartheid government's control over the movement of black women in urban areas.
“The year 2016 marks 60 years since the women’s march to demand an end to the apartheid pass laws,” the Presidency said in a statement on Thursday.
The IMC will ensure the planning and success of this momentous occasion.
The members of the IMC are:
- Minister in The Presidency for Women, Susan Shabangu as Chairperson
- Minister of Arts and Culture, Nathi Mthethwa
- Minister of Communications, Faith Muthambi
- Minister of Defence and Military Veterans, Nosiviwe Mapisa-Nqakula
- Minister of Police, Nathi Nhleko
- Minister of Public Works, Thulas Nxesi
- Minister of Social Development, Bathabile Dlamini
- Minister of State Security, David Mahlobo
- Minister of Trade and Industry, Rob Davies
- Minister of Water and Sanitation, Nomvula Mokonyane
- Premier of Gauteng, Mr David Makhura, and
- Executive Mayor of the City of Tshwane, Kgosientso Ramokgopa
- SAnews.gov.za
