South Africa is gearing up to commemorate National Women’s Day at Nkowankowa Stadium in Tzaneen, Limpopo, on Saturday.
This year’s commemoration will be held under the theme: ’Building Resilient Economies for All'.
Minister in the Presidency, Khumbudzo Ntshavheni, said this theme aligns with South Africa’s Presidency of the Group of 20 (G20) and its commitment to the principles of solidarity, equality, and sustainability.
Ntshavheni was speaking at a post Cabinet media briefing on Thursday.
According to the Minister, the programme emphasises advancing women’s participation in leadership and economic life, promoting financial inclusion and confronting gender-based violence and femicide (GBVF) as a critical barrier to women’s empowerment.
“Women’s Month is not only a celebration to honour the resilience and contribution of women in all their diversity, but a call to action to ensure women’s full and equal inclusion in shaping South Africa’s future,” the Minister said.
Every year on 9 August, South Africans from diverse backgrounds, races, and cultural groups come together to celebrate National Women’s Day.
On 9 August 1956, a significant number of women launched a campaign aimed at ending the pass laws imposed by the government at that time.
These pass laws required all black individuals to carry a special “pass” or identification document, which they had to present to prove they were allowed to enter certain areas designated for white people.
This regulation severely restricted the freedom of movement for black citizens.
The Justice, Crime Prevention and Security Cluster (JCPS) will also host a GBVF awareness and prevention activation imbizo on Friday, 8 August in Ga-Kgapane, Limpopo. The activation will bring together government departments, civil society, traditional leaders and the local community to raise awareness and strengthen community-driven responses to the scourge of GBVF.
Sindisiwe Chikunga, the Minister of Women, Youth and Persons with Disabilities, launched Women’s Month 2025 at the Sandton Convention Centre in Johannesburg last Friday.
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At the launch, Chikunga said that South Africa will over the next five years focus on strengthening and monitoring systems that are meant to advance gender equality and women empowerment. – SAnews.gov.za
