Mpiwa Mangwiro – Tsanga on Women's Day Celebration

Women’s Day is being celebrated in South Africa on Sunday. The holiday commemorates the national march of women on this day in 1956 to petition against legislation that required African persons to carry the 'pass'. The 'pass' was an identification document which restricted a black South African's freedom of movement under apartheid. the pass allowed them to enter 'white' areas. The 'pass' had come into force under the Urban Areas Act (commonly known as the pass laws) of 1950. On August 9th 1956, 20,000 women staged a march to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest against proposed amendments to the act. Today women are fighting a different struggle that of gender based violence and gender equality. Let’s go to our lines and speak to Advocacy Specialist at Sonke Gender Justice Mpiwa Mangwiro – Tsanga.