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2009/09/25

B Dlamini: Uniting Presbyterian Church Women's Fellowship conference

I am pleased to note that faith based organisations have assumed a more important place in the development discourse.On behalf of the Department of Social Development I would like to thank the Uniting Presbyterian Church for inviting us to make a contribution to your conference today. It is our desire as the African National Congress (ANC) that faith based organisations continues to play an even bigger role in the future.I say this because the interventions of faith based ... [highlighted result]

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2009/09/23

Gender Equality on crime statistics

The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) has noted with concern various trends of crimes that are being committed. The increase in sexual offences is a cause for concern and such cannot go unabated as the majority of people who suffer from this form of crime are women and children.The CGE calls upon all stakeholders to have a renewed vigour in assisting police in dealing with issues that constantly affect our well-being in society. The re-launch of the Sexual Offences Unit with ... [highlighted result]

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2009/09/17

Eastern Cape Youth Commission to host Stop Abuse against Women and Children campaign, 19 Sept

Following the rise in crime around the country and in the Eastern Cape in particular the Eastern Cape Youth Commission (ECYC) has embarked on a series of campaigns that aim to educate the youth about abstaining from criminal activities and concentrate of education.This follows the recent rapes and assault on elderly people in Dimbaza by young youth and the recent tragedy of Mdantsane pupil who was allegedly raped by her school teacher. It is against this background that Eastern Cape... [highlighted result]

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2009/09/15

Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities on United Nations agency for women

The Ministry of Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities welcomes the resolution of the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, 14 September to create a new, more powerful United Nations agency for women.The General Assembly resolution called for the amalgamation of four existing UN offices dealing with women's affairs into a single body to be headed by an under-secretary-general. UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon was requested to produce within a year a comprehensive ... [highlighted result]

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2009/09/11

M Stofile to address media on gender verification test results of Caster Semenya, 11 Sept

Following the media reports on the gender verification test results of Ms Caster Semenya, the Sport and Recreation South Africa (SRSA) Ministry invites you to a media briefing today (Friday) at 11h30 for 12h00 at the SRSA offices in Pretoria.RSVP:
Lerato Mogorosi
Cell: 083 545 2411
E-mail: LeratoM@srsa.gov.zaManase Makwela
Cell: 082 782 1759
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2009/09/07

North West to handover school uniform in closing of Women?s Month, 8 Sept

North West provincial women traffic officers are to descend to the impoverished Maquassi rural community on Tuesday to handover school uniforms to all 165 learners at Phakedi Primary School at Greylingsrus farm outside Maquassi. The department prides itself with the calibre of public servants and in particular women who go beyond their call of duty to make a difference within our various communities. We are proud of the fundraising initiative of our women traffic officers in ... [highlighted result]

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2009/09/07

Eastern Cape Health honours women

The special programmes unit of the department commemorated Women s Month by celebrating with general assistants and having a farewell function for those who had already left the department at the Roji Skenjana Hall on 4 September 2009.The aim of the celebration was mainly to make women feel their importance in society and at the same time gather together as women in trying to find solutions to the challenges facing women, which range from poverty to abuse.The first part of ... [highlighted result]

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2009/09/04

D Peters to host women's event aimed at celebrating women, 5 Sept

The media is invited to a women's event aimed at celebrating women.This event has been held annually and was initiated by the Minister of Energy Ms Dipuo Peters to honour ordinary women who do extra-ordinary work for their families, in polities or in the society in general.For the past few years, in her previous position as the Premier of the Northern Cape, Ms Peters, through the assistance of various sponsors, have honoured women as mothers, community builders and home-care ... [highlighted result]

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2009/08/31

B Sonjica: Women's Month celebration

The theme for this year's Women's Month is, "together, empowering women for development and gender equality". The establishment of the Ministry of Women, Children and Persons with Disabilities consolidates our programme to continue the development of women. The Kha ri Gude literacy campaign will build functional literacy amongst the marginalised adults including women.A new co-ordinating and management structure for the criminal justice system is set to heighten interventions that ... [highlighted result]

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2009/08/29

T Joemat-Pettersson: Female Farmer of the Year Awards during Women's Month

Minister Barbara Hogan
Premier of the Free State Province
Deputy Minister Dr Pieter Mulder
Deputy Minister Dina Pule
Deputy Minister Gwen Mahlangu-Nkabinde
Deputy Minister Bogopane-Zulu
MEC Mamiki Qabathe responsible for Agriculture here in Free State
Members of Executive Councils from the provinces responsible for agriculture
Councillors
Directors-General
Heads of departments
Our loyal sponsors Total South Africa in ... [highlighted result]

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2009/08/28

Parliament on Joint Sitting to debate National Women's Day

Political parties participated in the debate guided by the theme, together empowering women for gender development and equality.There was general consensus among parties that while great strides had been made towards achieving gender equality, women, especially vulnerable women still faced a number of challenges, including poverty, unemployment and violence.Heroic march to PretoriaThe day was also used to commemorate the 53rd anniversary of the 1956 women's march to the ... [highlighted result]

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2009/08/28

E Molewa: Women's Day celebration

Honourable Speaker
Honourable Chairperson of the National Council of Provinces
Honourable Deputy Speaker of the National Assembly and Deputy Chairperson of the NCOP
Comrades and veterans of women s struggle
Fellow South AfricansI thank you most sincerely for giving me the privilege to address this special Joint Sitting of Parliament on the occasion of celebrating the National Women s Day.On this occasion we celebrate the 53rd anniversary of the ... [highlighted result]

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2009/08/28

Eastern Cape Health on Women's Month celebration

The Eastern Cape Department of Health celebrated women's month at the Ukhahlamba District with the focus on women's health.The event was done in a form of an outreach where health professionals visited the Aliwal North, Burgersdorp, Sterkspruit, Venterstad and Mt Fletcher areas and educated women, shared information and persuaded them to go for cervical cancer screening.According to Ms Khephukazi Mjamba, Manager Special Programmes Unit, the outreach was needed in that area as... [highlighted result]

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2009/08/27

Mpumalanga to host Woman's Month closing ceremony, 31 Aug

Mpumalanga Provincial Government will officially close the provincial Women's Month as per government programme on 31 August 2009, at Delmas Sports Centre under the theme "together empowering women for development and gender equity."The main objectives are, among others to evaluate progress made on the empowerment and development of women in the province since the launch of the programme on 3 August 2009. The ceremony will also open a platform for discussion and engagement on issues... [highlighted result]

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2009/08/27

I Cronje on Financial Literacy campaign during Women's Month

KwaZulu-Natal MEC for Finance, Ms Ina Cronj' in partnership with Ilembe district municipality empowered hundreds of socially challenged women with financial literacy and engaged them on socio-economic issues, in a gathering to educate and to enlighten elderly women, widows and women with disabilities of this district at Glandale sports field today.The Provincial Treasury decided to take its Financial Literacy campaign to this target group as part of the Women s Month initiatives in... [highlighted result]

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2009/08/27

I Cronje: Financial Literacy campaign to celebrate Women's Day

There are many inspiring stories about women, who have grown from humble beginnings to well respected business women. The increasing number of women in parliament and senior management positions in government is also proof of government s commitment to women. At other Masifundisane sites women classes organised themselves as support and care groups in their immediate communities.Our women are innovators. [highlighted result]

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2009/08/26

N Mbatha?Mtimkulu to launch Women Football Club Development programme, 28 Aug

Women's football in the community of Sedibeng is set to take a different shape when the Gauteng MEC for Sports, Arts, Culture and Recreation, Nelisiwe Mbatha-Mtimkulu, in partnership with South African Football Association (SAFA) Sedibeng, launch the Women Football Club Development programme.The launch, which will be held at George Thabe Stadium in Sharpeville on Friday, 28 August, marks the establishment and strengthening of existing clubs and ensuring talented women footballers ... [highlighted result]

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2009/08/26

W Thusi to visit Emseni Old Age Home during Women's Month, 28 Aug

The KwaZulu-Natal Department of Arts and Culture ladies will round off Women s Month by doing some Good Samaritan work when they visit the Emseni Old Age Home, in Edendale (Pietermaritzburg), on Friday, 28 August 2009 at 9h30.This visit will see the MEC for Arts, Culture, Sport and Recreation, Mrs WG Thusi, the Head of Department, Mrs Stella Khumalo and all female personnel leaving their executive suits and getting their hands dirty as they will be planting some vegetables for the ... [highlighted result]

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2009/08/26

Eastern Cape Social Development on funding for women cooperatives during Women's Month

Women cooperatives equalling to 50 in the Eastern Cape have received a financial boost from the Department of Social Development.In this financial year, this financial boost was done in two different ways. Forty women cooperatives received funding of R20 million after having applied and submitted their business plans. Ten other women cooperatives from around provincial kingdoms, chosen by leaders of the House of Traditional Leaders in partnership with the department, received a ... [highlighted result]

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2009/08/26

S Shabangu and D Peters to celebrate Women's Day, 27 Aug

The event will award the 10 nominees who participated successfully in the energy and mining sectors in the past 10 years.The Women's Day event will be held under the theme of national Women's Month: "Together Empowering Women for Development and Gender Equality"Details are as follows:Venue: Heartfelt Arena, Corner Eeufees and Voortrekker Roads, Thaba Tshwane
Pretoria
Date: 27 August 2009
Time: 10h00Directions1. From Johannesburg
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