The North West Premier, Me Maureen Modiselle will officially launch women’s month in Mafikeng.
Women's month is celebrated during August in South Africa, as it marks the anniversary of the great women's march of 1956, where women marched to the Union Buildings to protest against the carrying of pass books.
On 9 August 1956, about 20 000 women marched to the Union Buildings in Pretoria to protest against legislation aimed at tightening the apartheid government's control over the movement of black women in urban areas.
The theme for this year’s women month is ‘Together Empowering Women for Development and Gender Equality’. The launch will take place as follows:
Date: 31 July 2009
Venue: Protea Hotel, Mafikeng
Time: 10h00
RSVP:
Jenny Segone
Cell: 018 387 3156
Tshepo Milazi
Tell: 018 387 3156
Daisy Tsengiwe
Cell: 078 802 1503
Enquiries:
Cornelius Tanana Monama
Cell: 082 578 4063
Issued by: Office of the Premier, North West Provincial Government
27 July 2009
