Polokwane-Limpopo Province Premier Stanley Chupu Mathabatha has led the Executive Council in commemorating the 66th edition of the National Women\u2019s Day at Chuene Resort outside Polokwane on Wednesday, 09 August 2022. <\/p>\n
This year\u2019s commemoration was held under the theme: \u201cWomen\u2019s Socio-economic rights and empowerment; building back better for women\u2019s resilience\u201d. <\/p>\n
Women\u2019s Day is an annual commemoration of the 9 August 1956 protest march to the Union Buildings by approximately 20 000 women from all backgrounds who resisted the apartheid authorities\u2019 imposition of pass laws that restricted the movement of black South Africans in the country of their birth.<\/p>\n
Those women who fought tirelessly to bring apartheid to its knees comprised of Mama Charlotte Maxeke, Rahima Moosa, Lilian Ngoyi, Helen Joseph, Sophie Williams, Dora Tamana, Ida Mntwana, Bertha Gxowa, Florence Matomela, Mohumagadi Madinoge and all other unsung heroines of our country in the main and Limpopo in particular.<\/p>\n
In the democratic era, Women\u2019s Day focuses the nation\u2019s attention on the country\u2019s progress towards gender equity and celebrates the diverse contributions of women to the development of our society and economy.<\/p>\n
However, Women\u2019s Day and Women\u2019s Month also serve as a period during which the country reflects on the challenges that face women, and during which all sectors of society can discuss these challenges and develop or highlight agendas aimed at empowering and affirming women. <\/p>\n
Today we celebrate the successes of women in politics, we celebrate the successes of women in business, we celebrate the successes of women in leadership, we celebrate women who are in the academia, we celebrate women who keep fires burning in our homes and we also celebrate the women who are in sports and most notably the recent South African Women\u2019s National team affectionately known as Banyana Banyana\u2019s triumph at the 2022 Women African Cup Of Nations (WAFCON) in Morocco which also saw more than 4 players hailing from Limpopo Province. <\/p>\n
\u201cOur women in football have done what their male counterparts have been failing to do since after the 1996 African Cup of Nations, they brought the Women African Cup of Nations to our country. They are the heroes who deserve adoration and celebration. What is more humbling is that a good number of the players who represented South Africa in Morocco are from Limpopo. They are our homegrown queens.\u201d Premier Mathabatha highlighted
\nIn celebrating and honoring women of our country, Mathabatha called on all men to make a commitment and join hands in fighting against the oppression of women as he laments the ongoing Gender Based Violence in the province. <\/p>\n
\u201cWe must make a commitment to fight against gender-based violence. We must join hands to fight against the emotional abuse of women. We must fight against the physical abuse of women. Together we must commit ourselves to fight against the ballooning rape culture in our society. We must raise our voices against the killing of women and children in our communities.\u201d Mathabatha said <\/p>\n
The Premier also urged the Policemen and Policewomen to improve their response time to incidents of domestic violence, including the abuse of children and to desist from the tendency to turn back victims of alleged abuses because they think that there is no strong case.
\n\u201cThe issue of sufficient or insufficient evidence is for the courts to deal with and not the police, we must also call on the police to desist from the tendency of not arresting perpetrators because of their social status in the society. We call on the SAPS to dedicate enough resources including manpower to tackle domestic abuse, which is out recent pandemic.\u201d He added <\/p>\n
There are many incidences where women are violated and even killed by people who have been released on parole.
\nMathabatha said is calling for the overhaul of the parole system so that parole is no longer an automatic right but a rare privilege. <\/p>\n
He insisted that criminals must spend at least two-thirds of their sentences before they can even be considered for parole with a consent of the victim being an overriding factor in parole considerations. <\/p>\n
\u201cWomen should not fear to walk the street because a dangerous criminal has been let loose by the parole system.\u201d He concluded
\nSince the democratic government took power in 1994, all Premiers in Limpopo Province have been men, but Mathabatha confirmed that the next Premier will be a woman. <\/p>\n
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