SA Prominent Figures Share Beautiful Women’s Day Messages
SA Prominent Figures Share Beautiful Women’s Day Messages. Today the country honors the thousands of women who marched to the Union Buildings on 9 August 1956, to protest the apartheid law that controlled and restricted women’s freedom of movement. Lillian Ngoyi, Helen Joseph, Rahima Moosa, Sophia Williams-De Bruyn, Frances Baard, and the 20000 women, stood 67 years ago, and because of them we are standing today
All over the country many are celebrating this historical day. Some of the National Women’s Day celebrations took place at the Union Buildings in Tshwane. The celebrations were supposed to be held in Khayelitsha in Cape Town. However, they had to move that event to the Union Buildings because of violence associated with the taxi strike in the city.
The 2023 Theme is “Accelerating socioeconomic opportunities for the empowerment of women.” President Cyril Ramaphosa was among the speakers who addressed the gathering.
Ramaphosa started by thank the women of South Africa for the role they play in the life of the nation. The president also remembered the courageous struggles waged by women against oppression; from those who stood up against colonialism and slavery to those who risked jail rather than carry the hated dompas.
“We remember those women who took up arms against a violent regime, who organised workers to fight exploitation, who led political movements and civic organisations, and who were involved in the drafting of our new democratic Constitution.
Today of all days, we salute imbokodo, amaqhawekazi, the brave pioneers who marched to the Union Buildings on this day in 1956,” the President said.
The president also acknowledged Banyana Banyana and the Protea Netball Team for recently doing the country proud in major tournaments.
