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2009/03/07
B Sonjica to lead delegations to International Women's Day Conference, 7 to 8 Mar
Minerals and Energy Minister, Ms Buyelwa Sonjica will lead a South African delegation to the International Colloquium on Women's Empowerment, Leadership Development, International Peace and Security 2009, scheduled for 7 to 8 March 2009, Monrovia, Liberia. * Launch the Angie Brooks International Centre on Women's Empowerment, Leadership Development, International Peace and Security, in Monrovia to support the implementation of action emerging from the Colloquium through, inter alia, training ... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2009/09030911151001.htm Size: 10KB Source: Department of Foreign Affairs Collection: gov
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2009/03/04
P Jordan to honour Sarah Bartmann as part of International Women's Day, 6 to 8 Mar
The Minister of Arts and Culture, Dr Z Pallo Jordan invites media to a series of events to honour Sarah Bartmann. The Department has partnered the Western and Eastern Cape provinces, the University of Western Cape, Kouga Municipality, Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University and the Khoi-San Agency to ensure that the planned activities are as inclusive and productive as possible. Date: 7 March 2009 The programme will start with a Khoisan ritual ceremony at the Sarah Bartmann gravesite, Hankey ... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2009/09030416451001.htm Size: 9KB Source: Department of Arts and Culture Collection: gov
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2009/03/01
Commission for Gender Equality to celebrate International Women's Day, 6 Mar
The Commission for Gender Equality (CGE) invites you to a multi-stakeholder panel discussion on reducing the burden of HIV/AIDS care on women and girls through equal sharing of responsibilities between men and women. The United Nations' (UN) Secretary-General's multi-year campaign, "Unite to End Violence against Women" (2008-2015), will this year commemorate International Women's Day under the theme, "Women and Men: United to End Violence against Women" In this context the UN in South Africa ... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2009/09030209451001.htm Size: 8KB Source: Commission for Gender Equality Collection: gov
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2008/08/08
M Modiselle: Women's Day commemoration
One of the roles given to the Public Protector is to ensure that the public is adequately protected from the wrath of the powerful. Therefore programme director the Public Protector has a role to play in order to ensure that the public is educated about its role as one of the statutory watchdogs for public protection. Therefore we should Public Protector, ensure that key to the pursuit of your constitutional mandate is a deliberate target to women. [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08111916451006.htm Size: 12KB Source: North West Provincial Government Speaker: M Modiselle Collection: gov
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2008/10/15
L Xingwana: World Rural Women?s Day celebrations
Today South Africa joins the rest of the world in celebrating the World Rural Women's Day devoted each year to honour rural women. The website of the World Rural Women's Day further states that: 'Rural women make up more than a quarter of the world population. When we approach climate change from the perspective of women, we see the ways that women are made vulnerable to threats associated with climate change, and that women's skills and leadership are crucial for people's survival and ... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08102115151003.htm Size: 20KB Source: Department of Agriculture Speaker: L Xingwana Collection: gov
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2008/10/14
L Xingwana to address World Rural Women's Day and World Food Day, 15 and 16 Oct
The Department of Agriculture (DoA) through its Minister Ms Lulu Xingwana will pay a special visit to the National Female Farmer of the Year Award winner's farm when she is in the province to commemoration both of the World Rural Women's Day and World Food Day. To honour women, which make about a quarter of the world population, the national and provincial Departments of Agriculture and Land Affairs together with Women in Agriculture and Rural Development (WARD) will jointly have celebrations... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08101411151001.htm Size: 10KB Source: Department of Agriculture Collection: gov
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2008/10/02
L Xingwana to celebrate World Rural Women's Day and World Food Day, 15 and 16 Oct
The Department of Agriculture through its Minister Ms Lulu Xingwana will lead the commemoration of the World Rural Women's Day on 15 October 2008 at Dutywa, Mbhashe Municipality in the Eastern Cape. Rural women make up more than a quarter of the world population and in their honour the Departments of Agriculture and Land Affairs together with Women in Agriculture and Rural Development (WARD) will jointly have celebrations marking this day. Meanwhile, World Food Day celebrations will be held ... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08100312151001.htm Size: 8KB Source: Department of Agriculture Collection: gov
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2008/08/08
L Brown: Women's Day celebrations
This government has put policy in place to ensure the empowerment of women ' but policy is nothing if it is not acted on constructively, and I believe this is also happening. And I am pleased that government and community have made and are still making spaces in which they can discuss and debate and find ways to take forward the issues of communities and those most at risk within communities, like the girl child, like rural women and women dealing with poverty. On that note, please enjoy ... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08091011451002.htm Size: 9KB Source: Western Cape Provincial Government Speaker: L Brown Collection: gov
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2008/08/08
L Brown: National Prosecuting Authority women's day celebratory function
As, I hope, do women in the middle phase of life, like myself. I want to congratulate the NPA on their commitment to the protection of the fundamental rights of vulnerable groups, like women and children. I also want to note that more women are entering the judiciary and related fields, and want to encourage these women and the women here working hard to uplift not just women but entire communities, to keep doing so and encourage the men who are involved and who support these women, to do the... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08091009451001.htm Size: 10KB Source: Western Cape Provincial Government Speaker: L Brown Collection: gov
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2008/08/16
S Sekoati: Women's day celebrations
A major barrier for women to the achievement of the highest attainable standard of health is inequality, both between women and men and among women in different geographical regions, social classes and indigenous and ethnic groups. The demands on their time, the special needs of rural women and women with disabilities and the diversity of women's needs arising from age and socio economic and cultural differences. The Department of Health has made efforts to ensure that health services respond... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08090811151004.htm Size: 17KB Source: Limpopo Provincial Government Speaker: S Sekoati Collection: gov
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2008/08/27
N Pandor: Women's day celebration in Kingston, Jamaica
In many countries, women occupy high political office, girls enjoy equal access to education and girls outnumber boys in most university systems. When the date was declared a public holiday women agreed that the entire month should be dedicated to women, to their struggles, their triumphs, and the agenda for continuing the advance toward the total liberation of women. As great women in leadership, women in business, in the arts, scientists, women in politics, women in farming, women as ... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08090810151002.htm Size: 15KB Source: Department of Education Speaker: N Pandor Collection: gov
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2008/08/22
L Johnson: Women's day celebrations
Women organised themselves and formed the women anti pass movement which led to a mass demonstration at the Union Buildings, Pretoria, on 9 August 1956 where women demanded the withdrawal of passes. The points raised by women in 1956 indicate clearly the role of women in our society. The department is committed to ensure that women contractors, women property developers, managers and land lords are being empowered. [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08090214451001.htm Size: 13KB Source: KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government Speaker: L Johnson Collection: gov
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2008/08/25
N Pandor to participate in Women's Day event, 27 Aug
The Minister of Education, Naledi Pandor, will address an audience of approximately 300 guests consisting of businesswomen, youth, academics, farmers, diplomats, professionals and the general public in Kingston, Jamaica on 27 August 2008. "In both Jamaica and South Africa, women and young people still struggle to gain access to equal pay and equal work. "South Africa has made great progress through law and practice in creating an enabling environment for the participation of women in ... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08082513151001.htm Size: 8KB Source: Department of Education Collection: gov
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2008/08/09
M Shilowa: Women's day celebrations
Today marks 52 years since that day in 1956 when the women of our country, the founding mothers of our nation, came face to face with the fathers of apartheid. On that day, the woman of our country bo matshwara thipa ka bogaleng spoke with one voice and said, we demand freedom, equality and justice for all in our land!. While that crime is steadily declining in the areas of common assault, rape, assault and robbery, violent crime, the abuse of women and children and house robberies, in ... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08081811151005.htm Size: 12KB Source: Gauteng Provincial Government Speaker: M Shilowa Collection: gov
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2008/08/08
M Sogoni: Women's day celebrations
Today, on National Women's Day, we commemorate that historic event, when women, not for the first time and certainly not for the last, took up the cudgels against racism and oppression in our country. Government's role in promoting policies and strategies which affirm women's place in the economy is critical. The Eastern Cape Tourism Board, Eastern Cape Development Corporation and the East London and Coega Industrial Development Zones among others can and must promote women owned businesses... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08081312451002.htm Size: 13KB Source: Eastern Cape Provincial Government Speaker: M Sogoni Collection: gov
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2008/08/09
S Moloto: Women's Day celebration
It was on this day in 1956 when 20 000 women from all over the country, marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria in protest against the extension of pass laws to women. Although women were not full members of the liberation movement then and only deemed as associate members, the Bantu Women's League fought very hard against oppression and not only for women's rights but also for the rights of both men and women to be recognised. As early as 1954, women had already drawn up a Women's Charter... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08081312451001.htm Size: 15KB Source: Limpopo Provincial Government Speaker: S Moloto Collection: gov
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2008/08/08
Free State on national Women's Day celebration during Women's Month
The legacy of oppression weighs heavily on women and therefore it is imperative that we intensify our campaigns towards creating an environment which values mentoring of emerging and aspirant women leaders. This is according to the Acting Superintendent-General for Education in the Free State Mr Daddy Phukuntsi, during the celebration of National Women's Day at Free State Further Education and Training (FET) Colleges in Welkom today. "While we can pride ourselves for having done well in the ... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08081110451001.htm Size: 10KB Source: Free State Provincial Government Collection: gov
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2008/08/08
P Mlambo-Ngcuka: Women's day celebration dinner and Anti-Poverty Strategy
I am delighted to join you a day before women and mothers in South Africa celebrate Women's day. Purpose of event We have gathered here today during Women's month to say with one voice as public representatives, traditional and church leaders, business leaders, the youth, women's organisations that we all embrace the theme of Business Unusual All Power to Women. Anniversaries honoured As government we lend our weight behind women interventions to fight poverty and unemployment because we ... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08081110151004.htm Size: 19KB Source: The Presidency Speaker: P Mlambo-Ngcuka Collection: gov
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2008/08/09
D Peters: Women's Day celebrations
For this we congratulate the women of South Africa: in government; in business; in trade union and community structures; in religious bodies; in women's organisations and elsewhere. The participation of women in the provincial launch of the Progressive Women's Movement of South Africa (PWMSA) and South African Women in Dialogue (SAWID) has strengthened the forces for change in our province and our country. Our new constitution, in whose drafting women played a key role, commits our society to... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08081110151003.htm Size: 14KB Source: Northern Cape Provincial Government Speaker: D Peters Collection: gov
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2008/08/09
KwaZulu-Natal on Women's Day celebration postponement
KwaZulu-Natal Director-General Dr Kwazi Mbanjwa announced earlier today, 9 August 2008, that the KwaZulu-Natal Women's Day celebration, that was scheduled to be held at KwaMaqhwakazi Primary School Sportsfield in Eshowe today, Saturday, 9 August 2008, has been postponed. The postponement was due to a natural disaster, in the form of very strong winds during the early hours of this morning, 9 August 2008, which resulted in the marquee in which the event was to be held being blown down. A new ... [highlighted result]
URL: http://www.info.gov.za/speeches/2008/08081110151002.htm Size: 7KB Source: KwaZulu-Natal Provincial Government Collection: gov