To mark the official launch of 2025 Women’s Month, Minister in the Presidency for Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities (DWYPD), Sindisiwe Chikunga, will hosts a Women Trade Intervention Dialogue.
This as Women’s Month will be launched at the Sandton Convention Centre in Gauteng on Friday, 01 August 2025.
The department will launch the month in partnership with the Department of Sport, Arts and Culture, Gauteng Provincial Government, Standard Bank South Africa and ABSA Bank.
Observed annually in August, Women’s Month pays tribute to the pivotal role played by women in the struggle against all forms of discrimination, subordination, and exploitation.
It is also a time to reflect on the progress made in the past three decades of democracy and to celebrate the resilience, achievements, and contributions of South African women.
This year’s Women’s Month will be observed under the theme: “Building Resilient Economies for All”.
The DWYPD highlighted that as part of the launch, the Women Trade Intervention will focus on three priorities.
These include support of the survival of informal economy across identified key economic sectors; identification of key sectoral interventions, including agriculture, manufacturing, and the Green Energy Sector; as well as calling for collaboration and leveraging off sector agreements to increase investments in local economies.
“Minister Chikunga will also lead a round table session which will focus on De-Risking Financial Inclusion of and for Women, aimed at equipping women with business skills, market knowledge and access to the African Continental Free Trade Area (AfCFTA) opportunities,” the department said.
According to the African Union, the AfCFTA aims to accelerate intra-African trade while boosting Africa’s trading position in the global market. – SAnews.gov.za
