Women's Day Archives - Voice of the Cape

Celebrating Women: Lieutenant Colonel Fatima Isaacs – A Trailblazer in the SANDF

By Ragheema Mclean In a field traditionally dominated by men, Lieutenant Colonel Fatima Isaacs has emerged as a pillar of resilience, leadership, and change within the South African National Defence Force (SANDF). As South African celebrates and commemorates Women's Month, her story stands out as a testament to the strength and perseverance of women in male-dominated industries. The SANDF, like many military institutions globally, has made commendable strides in integrating […]

14 August 2024

Local

SA is made up of women who lead from the front: Ramaphosa

President Cyril Ramaphosa says South Africa is made up of women who lead from the front across all sectors. Addressing thousands of women at the National Women’s Day Commemoration at Richmond in the KwaZulu-Natal Midlands, he also congratulates KwaZulu-Natal Premier nominee Nomusa Dube-Ncube. She was announced as the province’s preferred candidate following the resignation of Sihle Zikalala last week. Ramaphosa says women are more than capable to lead just like the […]

10 August 2022

Local

Dept of Sports, Arts and Culture to host a march commemorating Women’s Day

The Department of Sports, Arts and Culture in conjunction with women from various law enforcement agencies in Gauteng will host a march on Tuesday in Pretoria Central. The march is in commemoration of the 9th of August 1956 women’s march to Union Buildings against the introduction of the apartheid pass laws for black women. Women’s Day – a national holiday – celebrates the 1956 march. The marchers will gather from […]

9 August 2022

News

Women’s Month: Growbox Nursery CEO encourages Cape Flats kids to take leap of faith

By: Aneeqa du Plessis In the heart of the Cape Flats in Hanover Park, a place that is synonymous with gang-violence, murder and drugs, Renshia Manuel, 40, a single-unemployed-mother who was desperate to feed her children took it upon herself to start a food garden that has since blossomed into an oasis, Growbox Nursery, over the last five years. According to Manuel, the affinity for food gardening started long before, […]

5 August 2022

News

Suspect due in court after body of woman discovered in Browns Farm on Women’s Day

COMMUNITY A suspect is expected to appear in the Athlone Magistrate’s Court, after the body of a woman was found raped and murdered in Browns Farm on Women’s Day. Police spokesperson, Colonel Andrè Traut, said her body was found yesterday morning. According to Traut, the suspect was arrested after he was caught and beaten up by community members. He says police are investigating the circumstances of her death and that […]

10 August 2021

Local

Cyril Ramaphosa | Women empowerment: Everyone in society needs to play their part

Dear Fellow South African, Yesterday (Sunday 9 August 2020), the country celebrated Women’s Day. This occasion marks the anniversary of the day in 1956 when 20 000 women marched to the Union Buildings - a great sea of womankind speaking many languages, from different places and of all races. They were united in their demand for an end to the dreaded pass laws and for their right to live in […]

10 August 2020

Events

MJC Womens Forum to focus on women’s self-development for Women’s Day

In what is planned to be the event of the year, the MJC Women’s Forum (MJCWF) will be hosting a luncheon to celebrate Women’s Day under the theme, ‘Honouring Remarkable Women’. This is the second year the Women’s Forum is hosting an event celebrating National Women’s Day and more than 600 women of all backgrounds are expected to attend. “Our event aims to create a common space where, as women, […]

26 July 2018

News

Deputy Minister’s attack on women highlights why impunity must end

Government needs to make it a priority to gain an in-depth understanding and be accountable of the scale of the socio-economic realities of marginalised women in South Africa. Until they do so they will not be able to address issues relating to women’s rights and GBV in South Africa in any meaningful way. That's according to the Women's Legal Centre in highlighting the challenges facing women on Women's Day on […]

9 August 2017

Women’s Day

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